Ren Changxia | |
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任长霞 | |
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| Born | 8 February 1964 Sui County, Henan, China |
| Died | 14 April 2004 (aged 40) |
| Education | Henan Police College |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Employer(s) | Ministry of Public Security Dengfeng Municipal Public Security Bureau, Henan Province |
| Known for | Law enforcement, organized crime work |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Ren Changxia (Chinese: 任长霞; pinyin: Rén Chángxiá; February 8, 1964 – April 14, 2004) was a Chinese policewoman. After a distinguished career in Zhengzhou, she became the first female police chief in the province of Henan when she was named the director and party secretary of the party committee of Dengfeng Public security bureau in 2001. In the three years to follow, she carried out successful reform within her department, fought hard against local criminal syndicates (many with ties with corrupt government officials) and crimes, assisted poorer communities, and received over 3,400 complainants in person.
Ren was killed in an apparent car accident. Upon receiving news of her death, over 200,000 Dengfeng citizens poured the streets to mourn her, despite the fact she was only in Dengfeng for three years. Impressed by her influence on the Chinese populace, then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Hu Jintao, premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao and secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Luo Gan called for a national propaganda campaign for cadres to study from her.