Jia Chunwang

Jia Chunwang
Jia Chunwang
	贾春旺
Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
	In office; 2003–2008
Preceded by	Han Zhubin
Succeeded by	Cao Jianming
Minister of Public Security
	In office; 1998–2002
Preceded by	Tao Siju
Succeeded by	Zhou Yongkang
Minister of State Security
	In office; 1985 – March 1998
Preceded by	Ling Yun
Succeeded by	Xu Yongyue
Personal details
Born	May 1938 (age 82); Beijing, Republic of China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Tsinghua University

Jia Chunwang (simplified Chinese: 贾春旺; traditional Chinese: 賈春旺; pinyin: Jiǎ Chūnwàng; born May 1938) is a high-ranking official of the Communist Party of China who held top positions in both the security apparatus and the judiciary of the People's Republic of China.[1] He served as Minister of State Security for 13 consecutive years (1985–1998), as Minister of Public Security (1998–2002) and finally as Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (2003–2008), a post roughly equivalent to Attorney General in the United States and Prosecutor General in Russia.

Biography

Jia, a native of Beijing, was born in May 1938 and studied at Tsinghua University, graduating with a degree in nuclear physics.[1] He joined the Communist Party of China in 1962, and in 1964 he began teaching physics at Tsinghua University, while at the same time being active in the Communist Party branch within the university.[1]

In 1966, at the start of the Cultural Revolution, he was attacked and beaten up by Red Guards, dismissed from the university, and sent to work in rural farms.[1] In 1972 he returned to Tsinghua and became a professor of physics, as well as Director of the university's Political Department. He steadily rose within the Communist Party and was eventually named Party Secretary of Beijing's Haidian District. In 1984, he became Secretary of the Beijing branch of the powerful Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (the Party's internal watchdog).[1]

In 1985 he was appointed Minister of State Security, thus overseeing China's most important intelligence and security agency, responsible for foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence and regime protection. He remained on this post for 13 years, until 1998, the longest tenure in the Ministry's history so far.[1] In 1998 he was moved to the Ministry of Public Security (supervising regular police and security forces) where he remained until 2002, while also being named Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police.[1]

Finally, he served as Deputy Procurator–General (2002–2003) and Procurator–General (2003–2008) of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, thus being China's highest-ranked prosecutor.[1] In 2006, he was elected President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities.[1]

Jia was described as low-key and self-effacing; his wife, Yu Jingzhi, is also a professor at Tsinghua University.[1]

Jia Chunwang was a member of the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th Communist Party Central Committees, from 1987 to 2007.

References

Jia Chunwang Career, news.sina.com, March 6, 2008

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Legal offices
Preceded by Han Zhubin	Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate 2003–2008	Succeeded by Cao Jianming
Government offices
Preceded by Tao Siju	Minister of Public Security 1998–2002	Succeeded by Zhou Yongkang
Preceded by Ling Yun	Minister of State Security 1985–1998	Succeeded by Xu Yongyue

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[bio-1] Jia Chunwang Career, news.sina.com, March 6, 2008