Chinese geologist and politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.

Ding Zhongli (Chinese: 丁仲礼; pinyin: Dīng Zhònglǐ; born 14 January 1957) is a Chinese geologist and politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and chairman of the China Democratic League.

Biography

Ding was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, on 14 January 1957. In 1982, he earned his B.Sc of geochemistry from Zhejiang University. In 1988, he obtained PhD from the Ins*ute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science.

Ding's research mainly focuses on the Neogene eolian sediments and ancient climate. He is the current Director-general of the Ins*ute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science. He's also the vice-president of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry.

In December 2005, Ding was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Science. In January 2008, he was pointed as the vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In December 2017, Ding was elected as the chairperson of the China Democratic League, one of the political parties in China.

In March 2018, Ding was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Ding, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or *embly."

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