Liu Yanping

Liu Yanping (Chinese: 刘彦平; born August 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as vice minister of Public Security between 2013 and 2015.[1] He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2022.[1] He is the 12th high-ranking official in China to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog in 2022.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yanping
刘彦平
Vice Minister of Public Security
In office
June 2013 – May 2015
MinisterGuo Shengkun
Personal details
BornAugust 1955 (age 66)
Fengnan County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChina University of Political Science and Law
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘彦平
Traditional Chinese劉彥平

He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Liu was born in Fengnan County (now Fengnan District of Tangshan), Hebei, in August 1955. He secondary studied at Beijing Huiwen School (北京汇文中学). In 1974, he became a sent-down youth in Tong County (now Tongzhou District, Beijing). He joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 179.

After graduating from China University of Political Science and Law, he was assigned to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and later the Ministry of Public Security. In 2009, he was elevated to director of the Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. He was assistant minister of Public Security in August 2011, and held that office until June 2013, when he was promoted again to become vice minister.[2] In October 2015, he replaced Huang Dianzhong as secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the Ministry of State Security.[3] In May 2017, he went to the United States to persuade Guo Wengui to return to China and turn himself in.[4][5] In September 2019, he was made leader of the 14th Inspection Team of the 2nd Eound of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Downfall

On 12 March 2022, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[6] His colleagues, Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua were sacked for graft in 2021.[1]

References
  1. Frank, Tang (2022-03-12). "Former senior Chinese security cadre Liu Yanping under corruption cloud". South China Moring Post. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. Yi Yi (伊一) (2015-05-18). 刘彦平不再担任公安部副部长职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. 公安部原副部长刘彦平调任国安部纪委书记. sciencenet.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. 华尔街日报：郭文贵事件搞得白宫国务院FBI相互指责一团乱. rfi.fr. 2017-10-23. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. 中国国安人员赴美劝返郭文贵 各方交锋堪比谍战片. wsj.com. 2017-10-23. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. "Former senior inspector under probe". Chinadaily.com. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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