Meng Hongwei | |
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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 of China | |
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 of China | |
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) 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]