Wang Yongqing (; born September 1959) is a Chinese politician. He has, since 2013 until March 2018, served as the Secretary-General 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 Commu ...

of the Chinese Communist Party (minister-rank), and since 2008, as a

Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council The office of Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council () functions as the deputy to the Secretary-General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance i ...

. Between 2012 and 2013, he served as the General Office chief of the

Central Institutional Organization Commission The Central Institutional Organization Commission (), sometimes synonymous with the State Commission for Public Sector Reform, is an agency of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party with full jurisdiction also over the State Council ...

. Wang spent most of his post-Cultural Revolution career in the State Council's Rule of Law Office.

Career

Wang was born in Guixi County,

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province. He worked in a local crafts factory as a labourer, then an elementary school teacher; he completed high school after the Cultural Revolution. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1985, then he attended law school at

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Doub ...

. He earned a graduate law degree at

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

in 1987. Thereafter he entered the State Council's research office of the Rule of Law Department (), and was promoted through its ranks until he was made chief of the office in 1998. He studied at the Central Party School between 1999 and 2001. In 2001 he became the head of the administrative department of the Rule of Law office. He then became the deputy director of the Rule of Law Office, a ministry-level office, in 2003. In 2008 he obtained a doctorate in law at Jilin University. Between September and December 2006 he went to study at the

John F. Kennedy School of Government The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

. In January 2008, he became

, in charge mainly of legal and policing affairs; since 2013, he has served as the chief of staff to State Councilor and Public Security Minister

Guo Shengkun Guo Shengkun (; born 16 October 1954) is a retired Chinese politician and business executive. He was the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, a member of the CCP Politburo, and a secreta ...

. In June 2012, Wang was named deputy director of the Working Committee for State Organs, and in November 2012, the chief of the Office of the

, entering minister-level ranks for the first time. In April 2013, Wang succeeded

Zhou Benshun Zhou Benshun (; born February 1953) is a former Chinese politician. Between 2013 and 2015, he served as the Communist Party Secretary and the top official of Hebei Province. Prior to his post in Hebei, Zhou Benshun was the Secretary-General of t ...

as the Secretary-General of the

. Wang is a full member of the

18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 18th National Congress on 15 November 2012, and sat in plenary sessions until the communing of the 19th National Congress in 2017. It was formally proceeded by the 17t ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Yongqing Living people 1959 births Politicians from Yingtan People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi Jilin University alumni Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Peking University alumni