Wang Xiaohong
Wang Xiaohong is a Chinese politician who has been serving as the minister of public security of China and deputy secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party since June 2022. Wang has also been serving as a member of the CCP Secretariat under CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping since October 2022 and he is believed to be a political ally of Xi.
Early life and education
Wang Xiaohong was born in Fuzhou, Fujian. He joined the workforce in July 1974 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1982. He graduated from the People's Public Security University of China and the Central Party School.Career
Fujian
In December 1979, he assumed the role of cadre and secretary of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau. In May 1984, he became the deputy director of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau. In January 1989, he assumed the roles of head of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau and director of the Suburban Subdistrict Branch of the Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.In August 1993, he was appointed deputy chief and deputy party secretary of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. Since February 1998, he was promoted to chief of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and then chief of Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. While serving as the director of the Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Wang Xiaohong employed external police forces to dismantle a triad organization headed by Lü Qitai in Xiangcheng District.
In May 2002, he became deputy director of Fujian Provincial Public Security Department. In September 2011, he was appointed as the deputy mayor of Xiamen and chief of Xiamen Municipal Public Security Bureau. During that period, he oversaw the investigation of the 2013 Xiamen bus fire case.
Henan
In August 2013, he became assistant governor of Henan and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department. In November 2013, he was appointed as the political commissar of the and the first secretary of the Party Committee. In December 2014, he became deputy governor of Henan.Three months subsequent to his arrival in Henan, Wang Xiaohong commenced an investigation into, recognized as the "premier nightclub in the Central Plains," which employed a minimum of 4,500 prostitutes at its zenith. On the evening of November 1, 2013, Wang employed the "off-site police, raid and search" strategy, mobilizing over 1,000 police officers from Xinxiang and notifying the majority of authorities at the Henan Public Security Bureau until after the operation commenced. The police effectively encircled the Royal No. 1 Club in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, and conducted an investigation involving, the former deputy director of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau. On September 21, 2016, Qin Yuhai, the former director of the Henan Provincial Public Security Bureau, was investigated by the CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for his association with Royal No. 1 Club. On February 26, 2016, officials notified that over 260 criminal suspects are implicated in the Royal No. 1 case, comprising 152 public security police officers and three prosecutors. This episode fundamentally transformed the Henan police and enhanced their public character. On January 15, 2015, the State Council awarded him the rank of.