Chen Yixin

Chen Yixin
Chen Yixin
Trần nhất tân
	Chen in 2021
6thMinister of State Security
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 30 October 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang; Li Qiang
Preceded by	Chen Wenqing
Secretary-General ofCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission
	In office; March 2018 – March 2023
Secretary	Guo Shengkun; Chen Wenqing
Preceded by	Wang Yongqing
Succeeded by	Yin Bai[zh]
Personal details
Born	1 September 1959(age 65); Taishun County, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Education	Lishui Teacher's College; ZhejiangProvincialParty School

Chen Yixin(Chinese:Trần nhất tân;born 1 September 1959) is a Chinese politician who is the currentMinister of State Security.

Born inTaishun County,Zhejiang, Chen gained political prominence working in his home province. In 2015, he was appointed as the deputy director of the Office of theCentral Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms,working there until 2016. In 2017, he became the Communist Party Secretary ofWuhan,working in that capacity until 2018, when he was appointed as the Secretary-General of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission.He was appointed as the Minister of State Security in 2022.

Early life and education

Chen was born inTaishun County,Zhejiang. He graduated with a degree inphysicsfrom Lishui Teacher's College (nowLishui University), where he served as a leader in the school'sCommunist Youth League.^[1]

Political career

He has served as deputy Secretary-General of Zhejiang Party Committee. In 2012 he became party secretary ofJinhua.On 3 January 2013, he becameCommunist Party SecretaryofWenzhou,a post which he served until 1 December 2015.^[1]Between December 2014 and December 2015, Chen was also a member of the ZhejiangCommunist Party Standing Committee.

Chen later became the deputy director of the Office of theCentral Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reformsin 2015 until 2016.^[2]On 26 June 2017, Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary ofWuhan,a position he held until 20 March 2018, as well as deputy party secretary ofHubei.^[3]

Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission

In March 2018, Chen Yixin succeededWang Yongqingas the Secretary-General of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission(CPLAC).^[4]^[5]

In February 2020, Chen was announced to be the deputy head of the central government's directing group on Hubei, leading efforts related to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the province,^[6]assisting Vice PremierSun Chunlan.^[7]

On 8 July 2020, Chen announced a two-year campaign to purge "corrupt elements" in the justice system and remove "two-faced officials", who only pay lip service to CCP orders and rules. Calling it a "a self-initiated revolution by the security system", he compared the campaign toMao Zedong's Yan'an Rectification Movement.^[7]The campaign was announced to initially start with a three-month pilot scheme in five cities and four counties in Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Henan, and go nationwide in 2021, lasting until the first quarter of 2022.^[8]

Minister of State Security

On 30 October 2022, Chen was officially appointed by theStanding Committee of the National People's Congressas theminister of state security,succeedingChen Wenqing.^[9]He was succeeded by Yin Bai as the Secretary-General of the CPLAC in March 2023.

References

^^a ^b"Ôn châu thị ủy thư ký trần nhất tân nhậm chiết giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy ( đồ / giản lịch )"[Chen Yixin, secretary of the Wenzhou Municipal Party Committee, was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee (picture/resume)]. IFeng. December 28, 2014.
^"Chiết giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy, ôn châu thư ký điều nhậm trung ương thâm cải bạn"[Member of Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Wenzhou transferred to the Central Deep Reform Office]. Ifeng.Retrieved2015-12-01.
^"Trung ương cải cách bạn chuyên chức phó chủ nhậm trần nhất tân nhậm hồ bắc tỉnh ủy phó thư ký, võ hán thị ủy thư ký"[Chen Yixin, deputy director of Central Reform Office, appointed deputy secretary of Hubei Provincial Party Committee and secretary of Wuhan Municipal Party Committee]. The Paper.Retrieved2017-01-03.
^"Trần nhất tân điều nhậm trung ương chính pháp ủy ủy viên, bí thư trường: Võ hán thị ngã tâm trung tối thâm đích lạc ấn"[Chen Yixin transferred to Central Political and Legal Committee and Secretary-General: Wuhan is the deepest imprint in my heart]. The Paper. 2018-03-24.Retrieved2018-03-24.
^"Xi Jinping calls in Chen Yixin to tackle corruption... and potential opposition".Intelligence Online.2022-11-18.Retrieved2022-11-30.
^"Coronavirus: China sends new officials to take charge of Hubei outbreak".Straits Times.2020-02-08.Retrieved2020-02-11.
^^a ^bZheng, William (17 July 2020)."Chinese official leading security purge 'may be on fast track to promotion', analysts say".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.
^Zheng, William (10 July 2020)."China's top law enforcement body unveils campaign to purge 'corrupt elements'".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.
^Lau, Jack (30 October 2022)."China names Chen Yixin as new state security minister in latest leadership shake-up".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.

Government offices
Preceded by Chen Wenqing	Minister of State Security 30 October 2022 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ruan Chengfa	Communist Party Secretary ofWuhan 26 June 2017 – 20 March 2018	Succeeded by Ma Guoqiang
Preceded by Chen Derong	Communist Party Secretary ofWenzhou 3 January 2013 – 1 December 2015	Succeeded by Xu Liyi

[ifeng-1] "Ôn châu thị ủy thư ký trần nhất tân nhậm chiết giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy ( đồ / giản lịch )"[Chen Yixin, secretary of the Wenzhou Municipal Party Committee, was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee (picture/resume)]. IFeng. December 28, 2014.

[2] "Chiết giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy, ôn châu thư ký điều nhậm trung ương thâm cải bạn"[Member of Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Wenzhou transferred to the Central Deep Reform Office]. Ifeng.Retrieved2015-12-01.

[3] "Trung ương cải cách bạn chuyên chức phó chủ nhậm trần nhất tân nhậm hồ bắc tỉnh ủy phó thư ký, võ hán thị ủy thư ký"[Chen Yixin, deputy director of Central Reform Office, appointed deputy secretary of Hubei Provincial Party Committee and secretary of Wuhan Municipal Party Committee]. The Paper.Retrieved2017-01-03.

[4] "Trần nhất tân điều nhậm trung ương chính pháp ủy ủy viên, bí thư trường: Võ hán thị ngã tâm trung tối thâm đích lạc ấn"[Chen Yixin transferred to Central Political and Legal Committee and Secretary-General: Wuhan is the deepest imprint in my heart]. The Paper. 2018-03-24.Retrieved2018-03-24.

[5] "Xi Jinping calls in Chen Yixin to tackle corruption... and potential opposition".Intelligence Online.2022-11-18.Retrieved2022-11-30.

[6] "Coronavirus: China sends new officials to take charge of Hubei outbreak".Straits Times.2020-02-08.Retrieved2020-02-11.

[:0-7] Zheng, William (17 July 2020)."Chinese official leading security purge 'may be on fast track to promotion', analysts say".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.

[8] Zheng, William (10 July 2020)."China's top law enforcement body unveils campaign to purge 'corrupt elements'".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.

[9] Lau, Jack (30 October 2022)."China names Chen Yixin as new state security minister in latest leadership shake-up".South China Morning Post.Retrieved17 December2023.

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