Luo Haocai

Luo Haocai
罗豪才
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
13 March 1998 – 13 March 2008
ChairmanLi Ruihuan
Jia Qinglin
Chairman of China Zhi Gong Party
In office
December 1997 – November 2007
Preceded byDong Yinchu
Succeeded byWan Gang
Personal details
BornMarch 1934
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died12 February 2018(2018-02-12) (aged 83)
Beijing
NationalityChinese
Political partyChina Zhi Gong Party
Chinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
Columbia University
ProfessionLegal scholar

Luo Haocai (Chinese: 罗豪才; Wade–Giles: Lo Hao-ts'ai; March 1934 – 12 February 2018) was a Chinese legal scholar, Supreme Court judge, and politician. He served as professor and Vice President of Peking University, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, Chairman of China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party), and Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In the field of administrative law, he proposed the "theory of balance", which has become highly influential in China.