Luo Gan | |
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| 罗干 | |
| Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |
| In office March 27, 1998 – October 22, 2007 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin Hu Jintao |
| Preceded by | Ren Jianxin |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Yongkang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1935 Jinan, Shandong, Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Luo Gan | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅幹 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗干 | ||||||
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Luo Gan (simplified Chinese: 罗干; traditional Chinese: 羅幹; born July 18, 1935) is a retired Chinese politician. Between 2002 and 2007, Luo was one of China's top leaders, serving as a member of the nine-man Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and as the Secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei), which became one of China's most powerful political offices, and well-funded bureaucracies, during Luo's term. In his Zhengfawei role, Luo held oversight for many law-enforcement institutions, including the police, public security officers, armed police, labor camps, prisons, and the judicial system. Luo retired from politics in 2007.