Meng Hongwei

Meng Hongwei
孟宏伟
Meng Hongwei
President of Interpol
In office 10 November 2016 – 7 October 2018
Secretary-General	Jürgen Stock
Preceded by	Mireille Ballestrazzi
Succeeded by	Kim Jong Yang
Vice Minister of Public Security
In office 10 April 2004 – 7 October 2018
Minister	Zhou Yongkang Meng Jianzhu Guo Shengkun Zhao Kezhi
Premier	Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang
Deputy Director of the State Oceanic Administration
In office 18 March 2013 – 8 December 2017
Premier	Li Keqiang
Director	Liu Cigui Wang Hong
Director of the China Coast Guard
In office 18 March 2013 – 8 December 2017
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	November 1953 (age 70–71) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1975-2019, expelled)
Spouse	Grace Meng
Children	2
Alma mater	Peking University and Central South University

Meng Hongwei (simplified Chinese: 孟宏伟; traditional Chinese: 孟宏偉; pinyin: Mèng Hóngwěi; born November 1953) is a former Chinese politician and police officer who was the president of Interpol from 2016 to 2018. He also served as vice-minister of Public Security in China from 2004 to 2018. Meng purportedly resigned in absentia in October 2018 via Chinese officials^[1] after he was secretly detained and accused of taking bribes by Chinese anti-corruption authorities.^[2] On 21 January 2020, Meng had been sentenced to 13+1⁄2 years in jail by a Chinese court for bribery during his time at the Chinese coast guard and Ministry of Public Security.^[3]