Liu Yuejin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yuejin
刘跃进
Commissioner for Counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security
In office
December 2015 – June 2020
MinisterGuo Shengkun
Zhao Kezhi
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byTBA
Director of the Office of the National Narcotics Control Committee
In office
May 2015 – 2020
Preceded byLi Wei [zh]
Succeeded byXu Datong [zh]
Personal details
BornJanuary 1959 (age 65)
Ningyuan County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materSouthwest University of Political Science & Law
OccupationPolitician, police officer
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘跃进
Traditional Chinese劉躍進
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yuèjìn

Liu Yuejin (Chinese: 刘跃进; born January 1959) is a former Chinese police officer and politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2024. Previously he served as a commissioner for counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security and before that, assistant to the minister of public security and deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Committee.

He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Early life and education

Liu was born in Ningyuan County, Hunan, in January 1959.[2] During the Cultural Revolution, he worked in the Great River People's Commune in Guilin, Guangxi, and later an editor of the Guangxi People's Broadcasting Station. He graduated from the Criminal Investigation Department of Southwest University of Political Science & Law.[2]

Career

Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1977.[2] After university, he was despatched to the Tianjin Public Security Bureau, he served in several posts there, including officer of the Criminal Investigation Department, deputy director of the Political Department, deputy director of Hebei Branch, deputy director of Tanggu Branch, deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Department, director of the Criminal Investigation Department, and deputy director of the Tianjin Public Security Bureau.[2] During his term in office as deputy director of the Anti Drug Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, in October 2011, he led the special task force to investigate the Mekong River massacre, where 13 Chinese crew members aboard two cargo ships were killed by the "Naw Kham Group" in the border area between Myanmar and Thailand.[3]

He was appointed assistant to the minister of public security in November 2014 and was admitted to member of the CCP Committee, the ministry's top authority.[2][4] He concurrently served as deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Committee and head of its Office since May 2015.[2] In December 2015, he was elevated to a commissioner for counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2]

Downfall

On 18 March 2024, he had been suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3]

References

  1. ^ 中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会委员名单. cppcc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (20 December 2015). 原任公安部部长助理刘跃进出任公安部副部长级反恐专员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Yang, Zekun (18 March 2024). "Former counterterrorism commissioner under investigation". chinadaily.com.cn.
  4. ^ Wang Yongji (王永吉) (5 November 2014). 国务院任免工作人员：孟庆丰等三人任公安部长助理. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Office of the National Narcotics Control Committee
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
New title Commissioner for Counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
TBA