Meng Jianzhu

Meng Jianzhu
孟建柱
Meng Jianzhu in New Delhi on November 9, 2016
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office 20 November 2012 – 31 October 2017
Deputy	Guo Shengkun
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Zhou Yongkang
Succeeded by	Guo Shengkun
Minister of Public Security
In office 29 October 2007 – 28 December 2012
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Zhou Yongkang
Succeeded by	Guo Shengkun
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi
In office April 2001 – October 2007
Deputy	Huang Zhiquan (2001–2006) Wu Xinxiong (2006–)
Preceded by	Shu Huiguo
Succeeded by	Su Rong
Personal details
Born	July 1947 (age 77) Wu County, Jiangsu
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shanghai Mechanical College

Meng Jianzhu (Chinese: 孟建柱; pinyin: Mèng Jiànzhù; born July 1947) is a retired Chinese politician best known for his term as the Secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party between 2012 and 2017.^[1] He also headed the Central Public Security Comprehensive Management Commission.

Meng began his career in a farming cooperative based in rural Shanghai. He made his way up the ranks in the city, serving as vice mayor in charge of agriculture, then deputy party secretary. Prior to his tenure as Zhengfawei secretary, he also served as the Minister of Public Security and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi Province.