Xiao Yang

Male, born in August 1938, of Han nationality, native of Heyuanin Guangdong Province; joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1966; graduated from the Department of Law of the People's University of China; chief justice.

Studied in the Department of Law in the People's University of China in 1957-1962; teacher of the Political Science and Law School in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in January-August 1962.

Staff member of Qujiang County Public Security Department, Guangdong Province, in 1962-1969; staff member of the publicity department of the CPC Qujiang County Committee, staff member and deputy director of the office of the CPC Qujiang County Committee in 1969-1975; secretary of the CPC Longgui Commune Committee of Qujiang County, a member of the Standing Committee and concurrently director of the office of the CPC Qujiang County Committee in 1975-1981; secretary of the CPC Wujiang District Committee, Shaoguan City, and deputy secretary of the CPC Qingyuan Prefecture Committee 1981-1983.

Deputy procurator-general of the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate and deputy secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1983-1986; procurator-general of the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1986-1990.

Deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, member of its Leading Party Members' Group and Procuratorial Committee in 1990-1992; deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, deputy secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group and member of its Procuratorial Committee in 1992-1993; minister of justice and secretary of the ministry's Leading Party Members' Group in 1993-1998.

President of the Supreme People's Court, secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group and a member of the Justice Committee since 1998.

Member of the 15th, 16th CPC Central Committee.

(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2003)