Jia Chunwang

Jia Chunwang
贾春旺
Jia at a meeting with Italian president
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in 1992
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
In office
7 March 2003 – 5 March 2008
Preceded byHan Zhubin
Succeeded byCao Jianming
Minister of Public Security
In office
19 March 1998 – 28 December 2002
PremierZhu Rongji
Preceded byTao Siju
Succeeded byZhou Yongkang
Minister of State Security
In office
1 September 1985 – 1 March 1998
PremierLi Peng
Preceded byLing Yun
Succeeded byXu Yongyue
Personal details
BornMay 1938 (age 86)
Beijing, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseYu Jingzhi
EducationBeijing No. 8 High School
Alma materTsinghua University

Jia Chunwang (simplified Chinese: 贾春旺; traditional Chinese: 賈春旺; pinyin: Jiǎ Chūnwàng; born May 1938) is a Chinese politician, intelligence officer, and prosecutor who held top positions in both the security apparatus and judiciary of the People's Republic of China.[1] He served as Minister of State Security for 13 years (1985–1998), as Minister of Public Security (1998–2002) and finally as the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (2003–2008).

The longest-serving Minister of State Security to date, he is also regarded as the most influential, greatly expanding the size, budget and capabilities of the MSS during a pivotal time, which saw tactical collaboration with the American Central Intelligence Agency in arming, training and funding Afghan guerrillas against the Soviets, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the end of the Cold War and the subsequent establishment of good relations with Russia, and the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese control.[2][3]

  1. ^ Jia Chunwang Career, news.sina.com, 6 March 2008
  2. ^ Mattis, Peter L.; Brazil, Matthew J. (2019). Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer. Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-68247-304-7. OCLC 1117319580.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Nicholas Eftimiades, Chinese Intelligence Operations, pp. 17, 99–102, Naval Institute Press/Frank Cass, Annapolis/London, 1994)