Wang Xiaohong

For the swimmer, see Wang Xiaohong (swimmer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Xiaohong (Chinese: 王小洪; pinyin: Wáng Xiǎohóng; born 11 July 1957) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as the Minister of Public Security of China since June 2022 and State Councilor of China since March 2023.

Wang Xiaohong
王小洪
Wang in 2024
State Councillor of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2023 Serving with Wu Zhenglong and Shen Yiqin
Premier	Li Qiang
Minister of Public Security
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang Li Qiang
Preceded by	Zhao Kezhi
Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2021
General secretary	Xi Jinping
Minister	Guo Shengkun Zhao Kezhi
Preceded by	Zhao Kezhi
Chief of Beijing 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 67) Fuzhou, Fujian
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Central Party School

Early life and education

Wang Xiaohong was born in Fuzhou, Fujian. He joined the workforce in July 1974 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1982. He graduated from People's Public Security University of China and CCP Central Party School.

Career

Fujian

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 of Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.

In May 2002, he became deputy director of Fujian Provincial Public Security Department. In September 2011, he was appointed as the deputy mayor of Xiamen and chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Henan

In August 2013, he became assistant governor of Henan and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department.^[1][2] In December 2014, he became deputy governor of Henan.^[3]

Beijing

In March 2015, he was appointed deputy mayor of Beijing and chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.^[4][5] 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.^[6] In May 2017, he was confirmed as a minister-level official.^[7][8] On October 24, 2017, at 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he was elected as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[9] On January 30, 2018, he resigned from his post as deputy mayor of Beijing.^{[citation needed]}

Ministry of Public Security

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).^[10] On April 24, 2020, Wang Xiaohong was no longer chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.^[11] On 19 November 2021, he rose to become party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, succeeding Zhao Kezhi.^[12][13] On 24 June 2022, he was appointed as the Minister of Public Security.^[14] He remained a full member of the Central Committee after the 20th Party National Congress, where he was also appointed as a member of the Secretariat.^[15] He was also appointed as a state councilor on 12 March 2023 in Li Qiang Government.^[16]

References

1. 王小洪任河南省公安厅厅长(简历). Government of Xiamen (in Chinese). 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
2. 王小洪被任命为河南省公安厅厅长. Government of China (in Chinese). 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
3. 近期多省公安厅长被任命为副省长 均由异地调任. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
4. 王小洪被任命为北京市副市长、市公安局长. Beijing News (in Chinese). 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
5. 习近平旧部王小洪调任北京公安局长. BBC (in Chinese). 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
6. 王小洪任公安部副部长 北京两任公安局长获重用. qq.com (in Chinese). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
7. 公安部领导排名调整 王小洪排第四. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
8. 官方媒体解读干部人事：公安部的正部级副部长都有谁？. thepaper (in Chinese). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
9. "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
10. "王小洪". Government of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-03-25.
11. 亓延军任副市长兼市公安局局长 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
12. "China's Xi Names Police Ally to Head Public Security Ministry". Bloomberg.com. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
13. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (20 November 2021). 王小洪任公安部党委书记 赵克志不再兼任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
14. Lau, Jack (24 June 2022). "Close Xi Jinping ally appointed as China's new public security chief". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
15. "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
16. Greitens, Sheena Chestnut (2023-11-30). "New Leaders in "National" Security after China's 20th Party Congress". China Leadership Monitor. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

Government offices
Preceded by Lu Shigang (卢士钢)	Chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau 2011–2013	Succeeded by Lin Rui [zh]
Preceded by Qin Yuhai	Chief of Henan Provincial Public Security Department 2013–2015	Succeeded by Xu Ganlu [zh]
Preceded by Fu Zhenghua	Chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau 2015–2020	Succeeded by Qi Yanjun [zh]
	Executive Vice Minister of Public Security 2018–2022	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Zhao Kezhi	Minister of Public Security 2022–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Zhao Kezhi	Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security 2021–present	Incumbent