Wang Xiaohong | |
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王小洪 | |
.jpg) Wang in 2024 | |
| Deputy Secretary of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2022 | |
| General secretary | Xi Jinping |
| Secretary | Guo Shengkun Chen Wenqing |
| Preceded by | Zhao Kezhi |
| Minister of Public Security | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2022 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang Li Qiang |
| Preceded by | Zhao Kezhi |
| Communist Party Secretary of theMinistry of Public Security | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2021 | |
| General secretary | Xi Jinping |
| Minister | Guo Shengkun Zhao Kezhi |
| Preceded by | Zhao Kezhi |
| Chief ofBeijing Municipal Public Security Bureau | |
| In office March 2015 – April 2020 | |
| Mayor | Wang Anshun Chen Jining |
| Preceded by | Fu Zhenghua |
| Succeeded by | Qi Yanjun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-07-11)11 July 1957 (age 68) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Central Party School |
Wang Xiaohong (Chinese:王小洪;pinyin:Wáng Xiǎohóng; born 11 July 1957) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as theminister of public security of China and deputy secretary of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission of theChinese Communist Party (CCP) since June 2022. Wang has also been serving as a member of theCCP Secretariat underCCP General SecretaryXi Jinping since October 2022 and he is believed to be apolitical ally of Xi.
Wang Xiaohong was born inFuzhou,Fujian. He joined the workforce in July 1974 and joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1982. He graduated from thePeople's Public Security University of China and theCentral Party School.[1]
In December 1979, he assumed the role of cadre and secretary of theMinhou County Public Security Bureau. In May 1984, he became the deputy director of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau.[2] In January 1989, he assumed the roles of head of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau and director of the Suburban Subdistrict Branch of the Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.[1]
In August 1993, he was appointed deputy chief and deputy party secretary of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. Since February 1998, he was promoted to chief of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and then chief ofZhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.[3] While serving as the director of the Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Wang Xiaohong employed external police forces to dismantle a triad organization headed by Lü Qitai inXiangcheng District.[3]
In May 2002, he became deputy director of Fujian Provincial Public Security Department. In September 2011, he was appointed as the deputy mayor ofXiamen and chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau.[4] During that period, he oversaw the investigation of the2013 Xiamen bus fire case.[5]
In August 2013, he became assistant governor ofHenan and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department.[6][7] In November 2013, he was appointed as the political commissar of theArmed Police Force of Henan Province [zh] and the first secretary of the Party Committee.[8] In December 2014, he became deputy governor of Henan.[9]
Three months subsequent to his arrival in Henan, Wang Xiaohong commenced an investigation intoRoyal No. 1 Club [zh], recognized as the "premier nightclub in the Central Plains," which employed a minimum of 4,500 prostitutes at its zenith.[10] On the evening of November 1, 2013, Wang employed the "off-site police, raid and search" strategy, mobilizing over 1,000 police officers fromXinxiang and notifying the majority of authorities at the Henan Public Security Bureau until after the operation commenced.[11] The police effectively encircled the Royal No. 1 Club inZhengzhou, the provincial capital, and conducted an investigation involvingZhou Tingxin [zh], the former deputy director of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau. On September 21, 2016,Qin Yuhai, the former director of the Henan Provincial Public Security Bureau, was investigated by the CCPCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection for his association with Royal No. 1 Club. On February 26, 2016, officials notified that over 260 criminal suspects are implicated in the Royal No. 1 case, comprising 152 public security police officers and three prosecutors. This episode fundamentally transformed the Henan police and enhanced their public character.[12] On January 15, 2015, theState Council awarded him the rank ofDeputy Chief Superintendent of Police [zh].[13]
In March 2015, he was appointed deputy mayor ofBeijing and chief ofBeijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.[14][15][16] In May 2016, he was appointed as deputy minister of Ministry of Public Security and concurrently deputy mayor of Beijing and Bureau Chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.[17] In May 2017, he was confirmed as a minister-level official.[18][19] On October 24, 2017, at19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he was elected as a member of the19th CCP Central Committee.[20] On January 30, 2018, he resigned from his post as deputy mayor of Beijing.[21]
In March 2018, Wang Xiaohong became deputy party secretary and deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, person in charge work day-to-day (minister-level official).[22] On April 24, 2020, Wang Xiaohong was no longer chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.[23] On 19 November 2021, he rose to becomeparty secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, succeedingZhao Kezhi.[24][25] On 24 June 2022, he was appointed as theminister of public security and deputy secretary of the CCPCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission.[26] He remained a full member of the20th CCP Central Committee after the20th CCP National Congress, where he was also appointed as a member of theCCP Secretariat.[27] He was also appointed as astate councilor on 12 March 2023 in theLi Qiang Government.[28]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lu Shigang (卢士钢) | Chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau 2011–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief of Henan Provincial Public Security Department 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief ofBeijing Municipal Public Security Bureau 2015–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Executive Vice Minister of Public Security 2018–2022 | Succeeded by TBD | |
| Preceded by | Minister of Public Security 2022–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Deputy Secretary of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Communist Party Secretary of theMinistry of Public Security 2021–present | ||
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