Gan Zangchun

Gan Zangchun
甘藏春
Member of the Party Leadership Group, Ministry of Justice
In office
March 2018 – January 2019
Personal details
BornNovember 1958 (age 67)
Qichun, Hubei, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
OccupationLegal scholar; government official

Gan Zangchun (Chinese: 甘藏春; born November 1958) is a Chinese legal scholar and former senior government official. He holds a Master of Laws degree in constitutional law from Peking University and has served in a range of positions related to legal affairs, land administration, and government reform. Gan is a former Vice President of the China Law Society. He joined the Chinese Communist Party early in his career and is known for his scholarship in constitutional studies.[1]

Biography

Gan Zangchun was born in Qichun, Hubei Province, in November 1958. After graduating from high school in 1974, he returned to his hometown to engage in agricultural labor. In April 1977, he began working at the Qichun County hemp textile factory. From 1978 to 1982, he studied law at Hubei College of Finance and Economics (now Zhongnan University of Economics and Law). He subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in constitutional law at the Department of Law at Peking University, earning a Master of Laws degree.[2][3]

In September 1984, Gan remained at Peking University as a lecturer, teaching and conducting research in constitutional law until 1989. During this period, he published several academic papers in major university journals, including works on constitutional interpretation, the role of the Constitution in reform, and constitutional aspects of China's political system. In January 1989, Gan entered government service, working in the State Commission for Restructuring the Economy. He held positions as staff member, deputy division chief, and division chief in the Comprehensive Planning and Pilot Reform Department and in the General Office. Between August 1994 and May 1995, he served on temporary assignment as Assistant Mayor of Yichang, Hubei.[4]

Beginning in 1995, Gan held a series of leadership posts in land administration, serving as Deputy Director General and subsequently Director General of the Policy, Regulation and Supervision Department of the former National Land Administration. In July 1998, he became Director General of the Policy and Regulation Department of the newly established Ministry of Land and Resources. From 2001 to 2003, he was assigned to the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang as a member of the Party Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Government Party Leadership Group, and Vice Governor.[5]

In August 2006, Gan was appointed a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and in September 2006 he became full-time Deputy Chief Land Inspector.[5] In February 2012, he was named a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council.[6] In December 2012, he also served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the agency. From March 2018 to January 2019, Gan served as a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Justice.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "立法名家访谈|甘藏春:让守法者看不到政府,让违法者寸步难行". 浙江立法研究院_浙江大学立法研究院. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ "甘藏春校友荣任国务院法制办副主任". 文澜新闻网 中南财经政法大学新闻网 (in Chinese). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ "校友甘藏春任国家土地副总督察". 北京大学新闻网 (in Chinese). 21 September 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ "首席专家 中国法学交流基金会". 首页 中国法学交流基金会 (in Chinese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "甘藏春调任国务院法制办副主任". china.caixin.com (in Chinese). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ^ "甘藏春不再担任司法部党组成员(图". 简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户 (in Chinese). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ "甘藏春卸任司法部副部级职务 去年曾赴基层暗访". 手机新浪网 (in Chinese). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ "国务院法制办副主任甘藏春到北京仲裁委员会调研". 北京市司法局 (in Chinese). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2025.