Wang Xiaohong (; born 11 July 1957) is a senior police officer and politician of China who is serving as a secretary of the

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and the Minister of Public Security. He was chief of

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from 2015 to 2020.

Early life and education

Wang Xiaohong was born in

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of 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 capi ...

. He joined the workforce in July 1974 and joined the

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(CCP) in December 1982. He graduated from

People's Public Security University of China People's Public Security University of China () is a university in Xicheng District, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1948 and is directly under the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China. The university specialises in t ...

and CCP Central Party School.

Career in 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

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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

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and chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Career in Henan

In August 2013, became assistant governor

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and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department. In December 2014, he became deputy governor Henan.

Career in Beijing

In March 2015, he was appointed deputy mayor of

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and chief of

. 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

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. On January 30, 2018, he resigned from his post as deputy mayor of Beijing. He remained a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Career in the 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 party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, succeeding Zhao Kezhi.

References

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