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Guo Shengkun
郭声琨
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office 31 October 2017 – 28 October 2022
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Meng Jianzhu
Succeeded by	Chen Wenqing
State Councilor of China
In office 16 March 2013 – 19 March 2018Serving with Yang Jing, Chang Wanquan, Yang Jiechi, Wang Yong
Premier	Li Keqiang
Minister of Public Security
In office 28 December 2012 – 4 November 2017
Premier	Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang
Deputy	Fu Zhenghua, others
Preceded by	Meng Jianzhu
Succeeded by	Zhao Kezhi
Communist Party Secretary of Guangxi
In office November 2007 – December 2012
Preceded by	Liu Qibao
Succeeded by	Peng Qinghua
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-16) 16 October 1954 (age 70) Xingguo County, Jiangxi
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Jiangxi University of Science and Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing

Guo Shengkun (Chinese: 郭声琨; born 16 October 1954) is a retired Chinese politician and business executive. Between 2017 and 2022, he was the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, a member of the CCP Politburo, and a secretary of the CCP Secretariat.

Previously Guo served as the minister of Public Security, a state councilor, the Communist Party secretary of Guangxi and the general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China, a major state-owned enterprise.

Early life and education

A native of Xingguo County, Jiangxi province, Guo Shengkun was born on 16 October 1954. Guo entered the workforce in 1973 during the Cultural Revolution as a sent-down youth at an agricultural commune in his native hometown, and joined the CCP in December 1974. From 1977 to 1979 he studied mining at the Jiangxi Institute of Metallurgy (now Jiangxi University of Science and Technology).

Career

Metal industry

Starting in 1979 Guo worked in the non-ferrous metal industry in Jiangxi, rising through the ranks of the Machinery Department of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry to become its section chief, party secretary, and superintendent. He later became the head of the Huamei’ao Mine of China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Corporation (CNMC) from 1985 to 1992, the head of the Guixi Silver Mine from 1992 to 1993, the head of the Nanchang Branch of the CNMC in Nanchang from 1993 to 1997, the deputy general manager of the CNMC from 1997 to 1998, and the deputy director of the Ministry of Nonferrous Metals from 1999 to 2000.

In 2000 he led the creation of the state-owned enterprise Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chinalco) and became the General Manager of the company. He also oversaw the dual listings of Chinalco's subsidiary, Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco), on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges.

Politics

Guangxi

After more than two decades in the metal industry, in 2004 Guo was transferred to the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the deputy party secretary and deputy chairman of the provincial-level region which is rich non-ferrous metal reserves. In November 2007 he succeeded Liu Qibao, who was transferred to Sichuan province, as the Communist Party Secretary of Guangxi. He held the position until December 2012, when he was succeeded by Peng Qinghua.

Minister of Public Security

In December 2012 Guo was transferred to the national government to succeed Meng Jianzhu as the Minister of Public Security, China's top policeman. Some political analysts questioned his suitability for the post as he had minimal legal experience. On 16 March 2013 Guo was appointed one of the five State Councilors in China.

Guo Shengkun was an alternate member of the 16th and the 17th Central Committees, and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.

Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission

In October 2017, after the 19th Party Congress, Guo was appointed as the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLAC) and as a member of the CCP Politburo. He stepped down from the Politburo and as the CPLAC Secretary in October 2022.

References

1. ^ 郭声琨简历 [Biography of Guo Shengkun] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
2. ^ "Guo Shengkun 郭声琨" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
3. ^ Li Jing (2012-12-29). "Naming of Guo Shengkun as security minister divides opinion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
4. ^ 郭声琨简历 [Biography of Guo Shengkun] (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
5. "NPC endorses new cabinet lineup". National People's Congress of China. 2013-03-16. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
6. "中央政法委书记郭声琨：以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导 奋力开创新时代政法事业新局面". Xinhua. 2017-10-31. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

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Li Keqiang Cabinet I (2013–2018)
Premier	Li Keqiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Keqiang 1st Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli
Vice Premiers	Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong♀ Wang Yang Ma Kai
State Councilors	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018) Chang Wanquan Yang Jiechi Guo Shengkun Wang Yong
Secretary-General	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018)
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Wang Yi 02 National Defense Chang Wanquan 03 Development & Reform Commission Xu Shaoshi → He Lifeng 04 Education Yuan Guiren → Chen Baosheng 05 Science & Technology Wan Gang (Zhi Gong Party Chairman; CPPCC Vice-Chairman) 06 Industry & Information Technology Miao Wei 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Wang Zhengwei (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) → Bagatur 08 Public Security Guo Shengkun → Zhao Kezhi 09 State Security Geng Huichang → Chen Wenqing 10 Supervision Huang Shuxian → Yang Xiaodu 11 Civil Affairs Li Liguo → Huang Shuxian 12 Justice Wu Aiying♀ → Zhang Jun 13 Finance Lou Jiwei → Xiao Jie 14 Human Resources & Social Security Yin Weimin 15 Land & Resources Jiang Daming 16 Environment Protection Zhou Shengxian → Chen Jining → Li Ganjie 17 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Jiang Weixin → Chen Zhenggao → Wang Menghui 18 Transport Yang Chuantang → Li Xiaopeng 19 Water Resources Chen Lei 20 Agriculture Han Changfu 21 Commerce Gao Hucheng → Zhong Shan 22 Culture Cai Wu → Luo Shugang 23 Health & Family Planning Commission Li Bin♀
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Auditor-General	Liu Jiayi → Hu Zejun♀
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