Chen Wenqing | |||||||||
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陈文清 | |||||||||
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |||||||||
Assumed office 28 October 2022 | |||||||||
General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||||
Preceded by | Guo Shengkun | ||||||||
5th Minister of State Security | |||||||||
In office 7 November 2016 – 30 October 2022 | |||||||||
Premier | Li Keqiang | ||||||||
Preceded by | Geng Huichang | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Chen Yixin | ||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||
Born | Renshou County, Sichuan, People's Republic of China | 24 January 1960||||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
Alma mater | Southwest University of Political Science & Law Sichuan Union University | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
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Chen Wenqing (Chinese: 陈文清; pinyin: Chēn Wénqīng, IPA: [ʈʂʰən wə́nʈʂʰiŋ] ; born 24 January 1960) is a Chinese intelligence officer, politician and member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party who currently serves as the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He previously led the Ministry of State Security.