You Quan (; born January 1954) is a Chinese retired politician who was the

head of the United Front Work Department The head of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Central Committe ...

and a secretary of the

Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party The Secretariat, officially the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a body serving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo and Standing Committee. The secretariat is mainly responsible for carrying out ...

from 2017 to 2022. He previously served as

Party Secretary of Fujian The secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP is the ...

and chairman of Fujian People's Congress.

Early life and education

You Quan was born in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, but by Chinese convention he is considered a native of his ancestral home Lulong County,

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

province. He attended

Renmin University The Renmin University of China (RUC) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, Haidian, Beijing, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and ...

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.

Political career

You entered the work force in September 1969, and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

in March 1973. Starting in June 1995 he worked in the

State Council of China The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...

, rising through the ranks to become chairman of the

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in December 2006. In March 2008, he became a Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, a minister-level post, working under Ma Kai. In December 2012, You Quan was appointed the Party Committee Secretary of coastal

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 ...

province, succeeding Sun Chunlan who was transferred to

Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

municipality. In February 2013, he acquired the additional position as chairman of Fujian People's Congress.

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 The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tasked with " united front work". It gathers intelligence on, manages relations with, and attempts to gain influence over ...

of the CCP Central Committee. You Quan was an alternate of the 17th Central Committee, and is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party. 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.”

Sanctions

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”, and added to OFAC's SDN List. On 10 December 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

Mélanie Joly Mélanie Joly (; born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Minister of Industry, Registrar General of Canada, and Minister responsible for the Economic D ...

announced Canada's sanctions against You and seven other government officials of Xinjiang and Tibet involved in serious human rights violations.

References

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