Ying Songnian
A well-known administrative jurist in China
Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of CUPL
Deputy of the Ninth and Tenth National People’s Congress (NPC)
Member, Committee for Internal and Judicial Affairs
Deputy Committee Leader, Legislative Studies on Administrative Law of the Commission of Legislative Affairs of the NPC
Deputy Director, the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteen Beijing Municipal People’s Congress
Deputy Director, Commission of Legislative Affairs
Honorary President, Administrative Law Studies Institute of China Law Society
Director, Academic Committee
Expert, Committee of the National Commission for Disaster Reduction
President, China Law Society
Member, China Academic Committee
Special Advisor and Supervisor, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security
Legal Advisor, Beijing, Tianjin and Fujian Provincial People’s Government, as well as the Ministry of Construction
Member, Expert Advisory Committee of Zhejiang Law-based Government and the Construction of Zhejiang Province
Vice President, Chinese Public Administration Society
Vice President, Institution of China Supervision
Vice President, China Health Law Society.
Education Background and Work Experience:
Prof. Ying received a Bachelor of Law from East China University of Political Science and Law. In 1981, he was transferred to the Department of National Law of Northwest Institute of Political Science and Law. In the following year, he engaged in editing and compiling textbooks on Administrative Law in theLegal Textbook Editorial Departmentof the Ministry of Justice. In1983, he started teaching at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).
He has been the Deputy Chairperson and then Chairperson of the Master Supervisors’ Committee on Administrative Law, Doctoral Supervisor and Dean of the Institute of Chinese Legal System. In 1995, he worked as Dean of the Department of Law in the Chinese Academy of Governance. Since 2009, Ying has been Tenured Professor of CUPL.
Awards:
Beijing Excellent Teacher Award (twice)
“Labor Day Medal” by the Central State Organ
Best Presentation Award of One Hundred Jurists and One Hundred Reports
The Figure on Rule of Law in 2006
Honorary doctorate of Nagoya University.
The Governmental Special Allowance.
Comments:
Prof. Ying is one of the earliest researchers and professors in administrative law in China. He is the founder and leader of the administrative law studies in China. Over the past 50 years, he has made pioneering contributions in the fields of theoretical research, personnel training, building of administrative law system, improving people’s awareness of administrative law, and international academic exchanges.
