Guo Shengkun (; born 16 October 1954) is a retired Chinese politician and business executive. Between 2017 and 2022, he was the
secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the
Chinese Communist Party
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, a member of the
CCP Politburo, and a secretary of the
CCP Secretariat.
Previously Guo served as the
minister of Public Security, a
state councilor, the
Party Secretary of Guangxi and the general manager of
Aluminum Corporation of China, a major
state-owned enterprise
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.
Early life and education
A native of
Xingguo County,
Jiangxi
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province, Guo Shengkun was born on 16 October 1954. Guo entered the workforce in 1973 during the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
as a
sent-down youth at an agricultural commune in his native hometown, and joined the CCP in December 1974. From 1977 to 1979 he studied mining at the Jiangxi Institute of Metallurgy (now
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology).
Career
Metal industry
Starting in 1979 Guo worked in the non-ferrous metal industry in Jiangxi, rising through the ranks of the Machinery Department of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry to become its section chief, party secretary, and superintendent.
He later became the head of the Huamei’ao Mine of
China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Corporation (CNMC) from 1985 to 1992, the head of the Guixi Silver Mine from 1992 to 1993, the head of the Nanchang Branch of the CNMC in
Nanchang
Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strate ...
from 1993 to 1997, the deputy general manager of the CNMC from 1997 to 1998, and the deputy director of the Ministry of Nonferrous Metals from 1999 to 2000.
In 2000 he led the creation of the
state-owned enterprise
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chinalco) and became the General Manager of the company. He also oversaw the dual listings of Chinalco's subsidiary, Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco), on the
New York and
Hong Kong
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stock exchanges.
Politics
Guangxi
After more than two decades in the metal industry, in 2004 Guo was transferred to the government of
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the deputy party secretary and deputy chairman of the provincial-level region which is rich non-ferrous metal reserves.
In November 2007 he succeeded
Liu Qibao, who was transferred to
Sichuan
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province, as the
Party Secretary of Guangxi. He held the position until December 2012, when he was succeeded by
Peng Qinghua.
Minister of Public Security
In December 2012 Guo was transferred to the national government to succeed
Meng Jianzhu as the Minister of Public Security,
China's top policeman.
Some political analysts questioned his suitability for the post as he had minimal legal experience.
On 16 March 2013 Guo was appointed one of the five
State Councilors in China.
Guo Shengkun was an alternate of the
16th and the
17th Central Committees, and a member of the
18th Central Committee.
Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In October 2017, after the
19th Party Congress, Guo was appointed as the
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLAC) and as a member of the
CCP Politburo.
In May 2018, he headed the National Leading Group for the
Special Campaign to Crack Down on Organized Crime and Eliminate Evil.
In February 2021, he headed the
National Political and Legal Team Education and Rectification Leading Group.
He stepped down from the Politburo and as the CPLAC Secretary in October 2022.
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Living people
1954 births
Members of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Political office-holders in Guangxi
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
Ministers of public security of the People's Republic of China
Politicians from Ganzhou
People from Xingguo County
Businesspeople from Jiangxi
State councillors of China
Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Alternates of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Alternates of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
Secretaries of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission