The Central Public Security Comprehensive Management Commission () was an organ under the

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 fu ...

, charged with providing assistance to the Party and the

State Council of the People's Republic of China The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the p ...

in matters concerning law enforcement and social management. Its chairman usually was also member of the

Politburo A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contractio ...

and secretary of the

Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (), commonly referred to as ''Zhongyang Zhengfawei'' (中央政法委, literally "Central Poli-Legal Commission") in Chinese, is the organization under the Central Committee of the Chinese Comm ...

. It was disbanded in 2018 and its functions folded into the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Functions

Its functions go from setting major policies of social management, to coordinating all national and local work on this field, and even to dispatching central cadres to guide or control local work.

Evolution

It was known as Central Commission for the Comprehensive Management of Public Security () before its reorganization in September 2011 under

Zhou Yongkang Zhou Yongkang (born 3 December 1942) is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest decision-making body, and the Secretary of the Central Politic ...

, when it became known as the Central Commission for Comprehensive Social Management (), and saw a commensurate increase of its jurisdiction and broadened powers. The head of the commission, Zhou, was also a member of the elite

Politburo Standing Committee The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Histori ...

(PSC). However, in October 2014, the commission reverted to its former name of Central Commission for the Comprehensive Management of Public Security and its corresponding expansion of powers were also rescinded. Zhou Yongkang fell into political disgrace after his retirement and many of the institutions that spawned under his watch were reined in the new power structure under

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...

. Meng Jianzhu assumed the office of chairman in 2012 as the concurrent Secretary of the

and a member of the Politburo; Meng was not a member of the PSC. Under the plan on deepening reform of Party and State Institutions, the Central Public Security Comprehensive Management Commission was abolished, and the functions were merged to the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission in March 2018.

List of chairmen

Qiao Shi Qiao Shi (24 December 1924 – 14 June 2015) was a Chinese politician and one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the party's top decision-making body, the Politburo Standing Committee, from 1987 to 1997. ...

(1991–1993) #

Ren Jianxin Ren Jianxin (; born August 1925) is a Chinese retired lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as President of the Supreme People's Court from 1988 to 1998. Early life Ren Jianxin was born in Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province in 1925. From 1946 ...

(1993–1998) #

Luo Gan Luo Gan (; born July 18, 1935) is a retired Chinese politician. Between 2002 and 2007, Luo was one of China's top leaders, serving as a member of the nine-man Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and as the Secretary of ...

(1998–2007) #

(2007–2012) #

Meng Jianzhu Meng Jianzhu (; born July 1947) is a retired Chinese politician best known for his term as the Secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party between 2012 and 2017. He also headed the Central Public ...

(2012–2017)

Functions

Evolution

List of chairmen

References

See also