Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Meng Jianzhu since 2007
Appointer	Premier, approved by the National People's Congress
Inaugural holder	Luo Ruiqing
Formation	1949
Website	http://www.mps.gov.cn/

The Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China is a high level official of the PRC government. The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Public Security of the PRC, which is responsible for law enforcement, public safety and the police force in China. It should not be confused with the Ministry of State Security which is the primary Chinese intelligence and security agency.

Process of appointment

According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Minister is nominated by the Premier and confirmed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee.

List of Ministers

• Luo Ruiqing (罗瑞卿): October 1949 - September 1959
• Xie Fuzhi (谢富治): September 1959 - March 1972
• Li Zhen (李震)1972-1973
• Hua Guofeng (华国锋) 1973 - March 1977
• Zhao Cangbi (赵苍壁) March 1977 - April 1983
• Liu Fuzhi (刘复之) May 1983 - August 1985
• Ruan Chongwu (阮崇武) September 1985 - March 1987
• Wang Fang (王芳) April 1987 - November 1990
• Tao Siju (陶驷驹) December 1990 - March 1998
• Jia Chunwang (贾春旺) March 1998 -2002
• Zhou Yongkang (周永康) December 2002 - October 2007
• Meng Jianzhu (孟建柱) October 2007-

External links

• Ministry of Public Security official website
• (Chinese) Profiles of Ministers of Public Security