Meng Jianzhu | |
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孟建柱 | |
![]() Meng Jianzhu in New Delhi on November 09, 2016 | |
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |
In office 20 November 2012 – 31 October 2017 | |
Deputy | Guo Shengkun |
General Secretary | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Zhou Yongkang |
Succeeded by | Guo Shengkun |
Minister of Public Security | |
In office 29 October 2007 – 28 December 2012 | |
Premier | Wen Jiabao |
Preceded by | Zhou Yongkang |
Succeeded by | Guo Shengkun |
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi | |
In office April 2001 – October 2007 | |
Deputy | Huang Zhiquan (2001–2006) Wu Xinxiong (2006–) |
Preceded by | Shu Huiguo |
Succeeded by | Su Rong |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1947 (age 77) Wu County, Jiangsu |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Shanghai Mechanical College |
Meng Jianzhu (Chinese: 孟建柱; pinyin: Mèng Jiànzhù; born July 1947) is a retired Chinese politician best known for his term as the Secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party between 2012 and 2017.[1] He also headed the Central Public Security Comprehensive Management Commission.
Meng began his career in a farming cooperative based in rural Shanghai. He made his way up the ranks in the city, serving as vice mayor in charge of agriculture, then deputy party secretary. Prior to his tenure as Zhengfawei secretary, he also served as the Minister of Public Security and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi Province.