| Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
|---|---|
| 中国共产党中央政法委员会书记 | |
since October 28, 2022 | |
| Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |
| Type | Department Head |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Peng Zhen |
| Formation | 1958 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary |
Thesecretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLC), a department of theCentral Committee of theChinese Communist Party (CCP).
The current head of the CPLC isChen Wenqing, who is a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
In 2013 and 2014, thePolitburo of theCCP Central Committee held meetings to hear the findings of an investigation against Zhou Yongkang and, in June 2015, Zhou was found guilty of acceptingbribes,abuse of power, intentionally leakingstate secrets for which his private possessions were confiscated and he was sentenced to life in prison. Zhou is among the most senior and powerful Chinese leaders to be jailed inCCP general secretary Xi Jinping'scrackdown.[1][2][3][4][5] Zhou's wife and son were jailed forgraft charges and his nephew, Zhou Feng, was fined 59 millionyuan (approximately $9 millionUSD).[6]
| Name | Start | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peng Zhen | June 1958 | 1958 | [7] |
| Luo Ruiqing | 1958 | December 1960 | [7] |
| Xie Fuzhi | December 1960 | 1966 | [7] |
| Ji Dengkui | 1969 | January 1980 | [7] |
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 | Peng Zhen | January 1980 | May 1982 | [7] | |
| 2 | Chen Pixian | May 1982 | July 1985 | [7] | |
| 3 | Qiao Shi | July 1985 | November 1992 | [7] | |
| 4 | Ren Jianxin | November 1992 | March 1998 | [7] | |
| 5 | Luo Gan | 27 March 1998 | 22 October 2007 | [7] | |
| 6 | Zhou Yongkang | 22 October 2007 | 20 November 2012 | [7] | |
| 7 | Meng Jianzhu | 20 November 2012 | 31 October 2017 | [7][8] | |
| 8 | Guo Shengkun | 31 October 2017 | 28 October 2022 | [7][9] | |
| 9 | Chen Wenqing | 28 October 2022 | Incumbent | [10] | |
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