Chen Yixin

Chinese politician

This article is about the Chinese politician. For the Taiwanese politician, see Chen I-hsin. For the American computer scientist, see Yixin Chen. For the Singaporean actress, see Chen Yixin (actress).

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Chen.

Chen Yixin

陈一新

Chen in 2021

6th Minister of State Security

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 October 2022
Premier| Li Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded by| Chen Wenqing
Secretary General of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office
March 2018 – March 2023
General Secretary| Xi Jinping
Preceded by| Wang Yongqing
Succeeded by| Yin Bai [zh]
Personal details
Born|  (1959-09-01) 1 September 1959 (age 64)
Taishun County, Zhejiang, China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party
Education| Lishui Teacher's College
Zhejiang Provincial Party School

Chen Yixin (Chinese: 陈一新; born 1 September 1959) is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of State Security.

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

## Early life and education[edit]

Chen was born in Taishun County, Zhejiang. He graduated with a degree in physics from Lishui Teacher's College (now Lishui University), where he served as a leader in the school's Communist Youth League.[1]

## Political career[edit]

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

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

### Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission[edit]

In March 2018, Chen Yixin succeeded Wang Yongqing as the Secretary-General of the Central 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 the COVID-19 pandemic in the province,[6] assisting Vice Premier Sun 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 to Mao 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "温州市委书记陈一新任浙江省委常委(图/简历)" [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. ^ "浙江省委常委、温州书记调任中央深改办" [Member of Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Wenzhou transferred to the Central Deep Reform Office]. Ifeng. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
3. ^ "中央改革办专职副主任陈一新任湖北省委副书记、武汉市委书记" [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. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
4. ^ "陈一新调任中央政法委委员、秘书长：武汉是我心中最深的烙印" [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. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
5. ^ "Xi Jinping calls in Chen Yixin to tackle corruption... and potential opposition". Intelligence Online. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
6. ^ "Coronavirus: China sends new officials to take charge of Hubei outbreak". Straits Times. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
7. ^ a b Zheng, William (17 July 2020). "Chinese official leading security purge 'may be on fast track to promotion', analysts say". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
8. ^ Zheng, William (10 July 2020). "China's top law enforcement body unveils campaign to purge 'corrupt elements'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
9. ^ Lau, Jack (30 October 2022). "China names Chen Yixin as new state security minister in latest leadership shake-up". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

Government offices

Preceded by

Chen Wenqing

|  Minister of State Security
30 October 2022 – present  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

Preceded by

Ruan Chengfa

|  Communist Party Secretary of Wuhan
26 June 2017 – 20 March 2018  | Succeeded by

Ma Guoqiang

Preceded by

Chen Derong

|  Communist Party Secretary of Wenzhou
3 January 2013 – 1 December 2015  | Succeeded by

Xu Liyi

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* t
* e

14th State Council of the People's Republic of China

Li Qiang Cabinet I (2023–2028)

Premier|

Li QiangPSC (Party branch secretary)

Premier Li Qiang

1st Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang

Vice-Premiers|

1. Ding XuexiangPSC
2. He LifengP
3. Zhang GuoqingP
4. Liu GuozhongP

State Councilors|

1. ~~Li Shangfu~~ (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)
2. Wang Xiaohong
3. Wu Zhenglong
4. Shen Yiqin♀
5. ~~Qin Gang~~ (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)

Secretary-General|

Wu Zhenglong

Ministers|

| 01 Foreign Affairs|

Qin Gang → Wang Yi

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02 National Defense|

Li Shangfu → Dong Jun

03 Development & Reform Commission|

Zheng Shanjie

04 Education|

Huai Jinpeng

05 Science & Technology|

Wang Zhigang → Yin Hejun

06 Industry & Information Technology|

Jin Zhuanglong

07 Ethnic Affairs Commission|

Pan Yue

08 Public Security|

Wang Xiaohong

09 State Security|

Chen Yixin

10 Civil Affairs|

Tang Dengjie → Lu Zhiyuan

11 Justice|

He Rong

12 Finance|

Liu Kun → Lan Fo'an

13 Human Resources & Social Security|

Wang Xiaoping

14 Natural Resources|

Wang Guanghua

15 Ecology & Environment|

Huang Runqiu

16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development|

Ni Hong

17 Transport|

Li Xiaopeng

18 Water Resources|

Li Guoying

19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs|

Tang Renjian

20 Commerce|

Wang Wentao

21 Culture & Tourism|

Hu Heping

22 Health Commission|

Ma Xiaowei

23 Veterans Affairs|

Pei Jinjia

24 Emergency Management|

Wang Xiangxi

Central Bank Governor|

Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng

Auditor-General|

Hou Kai

* P: Member of the Politburo;
* PSC: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee;
* †: died in office;
* ♀: Female

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