Cao Zhi (; May 1928 – 1 July 2020) was a Chinese politician. Cao was born in

Anqiu Anqiu () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weifang in the south of Shandong province, China. The population at the 2010 census was 926,900 even though the built-up area is much smaller. Part of the Great Wall of Qi begins here, an ...

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in July 1947. Since then, Cao had served as the Director of Research Office of Organization Department of CCP Central Committee (1978–83), the Deputy Head of Organization Department of CCP Central Committee (1983–87), and the Deputy Director of Research Office of Secretariat of CCP Central Committee (1987–88). In 1988, he was elected the Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the 7th

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

(NPC) Standing Committee. In 1993, he was elected the Secretary General of the 8th NPC Standing Committee. Later, he served as one of the Vice Chairmen of the 9th National People's Congress (1998–2003). He died on 1 July 2020 in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, aged 92. On 3 July, he was buried at

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery The Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery () is Beijing's main resting place for the highest-ranking revolutionary heroes, high government officials and, in recent years, individuals deemed of major importance due to their contributions to society. In ...

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1928 births 2020 deaths Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Politicians from Weifang Members of the Standing Committee of the 7th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Burials at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery {{China-politician-stub