China Vitae : Biography of Cao Qingze

Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

China News

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 9/19/2007
Career Data Updated: 1/13/2009

Cao Qingze 曹庆泽

Deputy Secretary of the 15th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Born: 1932

Birthplace: Hunan Province, Lixian County

Biography

Cao Qingze, male, Han nationality, is a native of Lixian County, Hunan Province but his career history is laid largely in Sichuan Province. He was born in 1932. At age 20, he became Secretary of the CPC 10th District Committee and from there worked his way up through positions in the Party and the agricultural sector in Sichuan until, in 1980, he spent a year at the CPC Central Committee Party School in Beijing.

Returning to Sichuan, he served four years as deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. In 1985, Cao became deputy secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection as well as a member of the standing committee of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee.

By 1989, Cao had moved to center stage, becoming a member of the standing committee of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, a position to which he was re-elected in 1992 and 1997. From 1993 to 1998, Cao was Minister of Supervision. Since 1992, he has been a deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Career Data

1997—2002	Deputy Secretary, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Standing Committee
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
1993—1998	Minister, Ministry of Supervision
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Standing Committee
1992—1997	Deputy Secretary, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Sichuan Province
1987—1992	Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee, Commission for Discipline Inspection Sichuan Province
1985—1992	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee, Commission for Discipline Inspection Sichuan Province
1981—1985	Deputy Secretary-General, People's Government Sichuan Province
1980—1981	Trainee, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1978—1980	Deputy Director, Provincial Agricultural Office Sichuan Province
1978—1980	Deputy Head, Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee, Agricultural Group Sichuan Province
1966—1976	Staff Member, Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee Sichuan Province
1955—1966	Staff Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Agricultural Department Sichuan Province
1952	Joined, CPC
	Clerical Staff, CPC, County Committee, Organization Department Sichuan Province, Liangping County
1950—1955	Clerical Staff, People's Government, General Office Sichuan Province, Liangping County
1949	(Student, No. 3 Branch, PLA Military and Political College, 2nd Field Army)