You Quan

In this Chinese name, the family name is You.

You Quan (Chinese: 尤权; born January 1954) is a Chinese retired politician who is was the head of the United Front Work Department and a secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022. He previously served as Party Secretary of Fujian and chairman of Fujian People's Congress.^[1]

You Quan
尤权
Head of the United Front Work Department
In office 7 November 2017 – 27 October 2022
Deputy	Zhang Yijiong → Chen Xiaojiang (Executive)
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Sun Chunlan
Succeeded by	Shi Taifeng
Party Secretary of Fujian
In office 19 December 2012 – 28 October 2017
Preceded by	Sun Chunlan
Succeeded by	Yu Weiguo
Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council
In office 18 March 2008 – 18 December 2012
Secretary-General	Ma Kai
Preceded by	Zhang Ping
Succeeded by	Xiao Jie
Chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission
In office 10 January 2007 – 18 December 2012
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Chai Songyue
Succeeded by	Wang Xudong
Personal details
Born	January 1954 (age 71) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party

Early life and education

You Quan was born in Beijing, but by Chinese convention he is considered a native of his ancestral home Lulong County, Hebei province. He attended Renmin University and graduated with a degree in economic planning in 1984. He also has a master's degree in economics from Renmin University which he received in 1987.^[2]

Political career

You entered the work force in September 1969, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1973. Starting in June 1995 he worked in the State Council of China, rising through the ranks to become chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission in December 2006. In March 2008, he became a Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, a minister-level post, working under Ma Kai.^[1]

In December 2012, You Quan was appointed the Party Committee Secretary of coastal Fujian province, succeeding Sun Chunlan who was transferred to Tianjin municipality. In February 2013, he acquired the additional position as chairman of Fujian People's Congress.^[1]

United Front Work Department

In 2017, You Quan was elevated to the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party and appointed Director of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee.^[3] You Quan was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee, and is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

In 2018, at a meeting with leaders of China's minority parties he emphasized their importance for external propaganda purposes and instructed part leaders to “talk about the ‘China story’ of multiparty cooperation.”^[4]

Sanctions

Further information: United States sanctions against China

On January 15, 2021, You Quan was designated by U.S. Department of State as connected with the National Security Law (NSL), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization”,^[5] and added to OFAC's SDN List.^[6]

On 10 December 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly announced Canada's sanctions against You and seven other government officials of Xinjiang and Tibet involved in serious human rights violations.^[7]