Deng Weizhi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province. He was born in 1938 and graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Early in his career, Deng worked on the staff of Dialectics of Nature magazine and Red Flag magazine. Subsequently, he became a council member of the Shanghai Writers Association. He served terms as vice-chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy Shanghai Municipal Committee and the China Association for Promoting Democracy Central Committee. Deng is the author of "Evolution of Chinese Family", among other titles.
Deng Weizhi was a member of the 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees.