Fu Zhenghua | |||||||
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傅政华 | |||||||
Minister of Justice | |||||||
In office 19 March 2018 – 29 April 2020 | |||||||
Premier | Li Keqiang | ||||||
Preceded by | Zhang Jun | ||||||
Succeeded by | Tang Yijun | ||||||
Executive Deputy Minister of Public Security | |||||||
In office August 2013 – March 2018 | |||||||
Premier | Li Keqiang | ||||||
Minister | Guo Shengkun | ||||||
Preceded by | Yang Huanning | ||||||
Succeeded by | Wang Xiaohong | ||||||
Director of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau | |||||||
In office February 2010 – August 2013 | |||||||
Mayor | Guo Jinlong Wang Anshun | ||||||
Preceded by | Ma Zhenchuan | ||||||
Succeeded by | Wang Xiaohong | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | Luan County, Hebei, China | 13 March 1955||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1973–2022; expelled) | ||||||
Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 傅政华 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 傅政華 | ||||||
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Fu Zhenghua (Chinese: 傅政华; born 13 March 1955) is a former Chinese politician and public security officer. In March 2013, Fu was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Public Security (minister-level) and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security. Since 2015, Fu has served concurrently as the head of the 610 Office.[1] He was also appointed as the Minister of Justice in 2018. Fu was known to be a close ally of Sun Lijun, he has come under investigation in October 2021 and was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from public office in March 2022.[2]
Fu was born in Luan County, Hebei in March 1955, he graduated from Peking University.
Fu became involved in politics in December 1970, and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1973.
He had a career in the Beijing police (Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau) as an investigator. He took part in solving a number of high profile cases, including the "1996 Beijing Cash Truck Robbery case", the "1997 Baibaoshan case", the "attack on Mentougou police" case, and the "Huang Guangyu case".[3]
In January 2010, he was promoted to become secretary of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, a position he held until 2013.
In February 2010, he was appointed director of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, essentially the chief of police of the Chinese capital;[4] he remained in that position until August 2013, when he was appointed the deputy minister of Public Security.[4][5]
In May 2010, Fu closed down the Tianshang Renjian Night Club (Chinese: 天上人间夜总会); his action was well received.[6]
In the second half of 2013, Fu launched the 2013 Special Campaign Against Network Illegal Crimes of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 2013年中华人民共和国集中打击整治网络违法犯罪专项行动), he arrested Charles Xue, Qin Huohuo and Fu Xuesheng (Chinese: 付学胜).[7]
In February 2014, Chinese media reported that Fu launched the Anti-Vice Operation of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 2014中华人民共和国扫黄行动).[8] Since December 2014, Fu has been a member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. In September 2015, it was revealed during Yu Zhengsheng's trip to Xinjiang that Fu was named the head of the 610 Office, founded to oversee the suppression of Falun Gong.[9]
In March 2018, Fu was appointed as the minister of Justice, and held the position for two years.[10]
On May 19, 2020, he became a member of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on October 2, 2021 that it was investigating him for "serious violations of discipline and national laws".[11][12] On October 27, he was dismissed from public office and was removed from membership of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[13]
On March 31, 2022, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and dismissed from public office.[14] On April 21, he has been arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.[15]