The secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLC), the department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for political and legal affairs.
The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission is headed by a single secretary, operating under a "secretary responsibility system." The secretary is assisted by deputy secretaries and members. The secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission is a key leadership position within the CCP Central Committee, typically held by a member of the Secretariat, a member of the Politburo, or sometimes a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, a position that places them among the Party and state leaders. The current head of the CPLC is Chen Wenqing, who is a member of the CCP Politburo.
History In 1958, a Politics and Law Leading Group was set up, with Peng Zhen as its leader. In 1980, the commission was established, with Peng Zhen back as its secretary.
In 2013 and 2014, the Politburo of the CCP Central Committee held meetings to hear the findings of an investigation against Zhou Yongkang and, in June 2015, Zhou was found guilty of accepting bribes, abuse of power, intentionally leaking state secrets for which his private possessions were confiscated and he was sentenced to life in prison. Zhou is among the most senior and powerful Chinese leaders to be jailed in CCP general secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign.
List of secretaries
Leaders of the Central Political and Law Group +NameStartEndPeng ZhenJune 19581958Luo Ruiqing1958December 1960Xie FuzhiDecember 19601966Ji Dengkui1969January 1980
Secretaries of the Central Politics and Legal Affairs Commission +OfficeholderTerm of officeStartEnd1Peng ZhenJanuary 1980May 19822Chen PixianMay 1982July 19853Qiao ShiJuly 1985November 19924Ren JianxinNovember 1992March 19985Luo Gan27 March 199822 October 20076Zhou Yongkang22 October 200720 November 20127Meng Jianzhu20 November 201231 October 20178Guo Shengkun31 October 201728 October 20229Chen Wenqing28 October 2022Incumbent
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