Wang Xiaohong ( zh, c=王小洪, p=Wáng Xiǎohóng; born 11 July 1957) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as the minister of public security of China and deputy secretary of the

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of the

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(CCP) since June 2022. Wang has also been serving as a member of the CCP Secretariat under

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since October 2022 and he is believed to be a political ally of Xi.

Early life and education

Wang Xiaohong was born in

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

. He joined the workforce in July 1974 and joined the

(CCP) in December 1982. He graduated from the People's Public Security University of China and the

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Career

Fujian

In December 1979, he assumed the role of cadre and secretary of the

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Public Security Bureau. In May 1984, he became the deputy director of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau. In January 1989, he assumed the roles of head of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau and director of the Suburban Subdistrict Branch of the Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. 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

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Municipal Public Security Bureau. While serving as the director of the Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Wang Xiaohong employed external police forces to dismantle a triad organization headed by Lü Qitai in Xiangcheng District. In May 2002, he became deputy director of Fujian Provincial Public Security Department. In September 2011, he was appointed as the deputy mayor of

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and chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau. During that period, he oversaw the investigation of the 2013 Xiamen bus fire case.

Henan

In August 2013, he became assistant governor of

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and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department. In November 2013, he was appointed as the political commissar of the and the first secretary of the Party Committee. In December 2014, he became deputy governor of Henan. Three months subsequent to his arrival in Henan, Wang Xiaohong commenced an investigation into , recognized as the "premier nightclub in the Central Plains," which employed a minimum of 4,500 prostitutes at its zenith. On the evening of November 1, 2013, Wang employed the "off-site police, raid and search" strategy, mobilizing over 1,000 police officers from

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and notifying the majority of authorities at the Henan Public Security Bureau until after the operation commenced. The police effectively encircled the Royal No. 1 Club in

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, the provincial capital, and conducted an investigation involving , the former deputy director of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau. On September 21, 2016, Qin Yuhai, the former director of the Henan Provincial Public Security Bureau, was investigated by the CCP

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for his association with Royal No. 1 Club. On February 26, 2016, officials notified that over 260 criminal suspects are implicated in the Royal No. 1 case, comprising 152 public security police officers and three prosecutors. This episode fundamentally transformed the Henan police and enhanced their public character. On January 15, 2015, the State Council awarded him the rank of .

Beijing

In March 2015, he was appointed deputy mayor of

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and chief of

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. 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. In May 2017, he was confirmed as a minister-level official. On October 24, 2017, at

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, he was elected as a member of the 19th CCP Central Committee. On January 30, 2018, he resigned from his post as deputy mayor of Beijing.

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). On April 24, 2020, Wang Xiaohong was no longer chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. On 19 November 2021, he rose to become

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of the Ministry of Public Security, succeeding Zhao Kezhi. On 24 June 2022, he was appointed as the minister of public security and deputy secretary of the CCP

. He remained a full member of the 20th CCP Central Committee after the 20th CCP National Congress, where he was also appointed as a member of the CCP Secretariat. He was also appointed as a

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on 12 March 2023 in the Li Qiang Government.

References

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