Zhou Yongkang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. He was born in December 1942, joined the CPC in November 1964 and entered the workforce in September 1966. Zhou graduated from the Survey and Exploration Department of Beijing Petroleum Institute in 1966, where he majored in geophysical survey and exploration. As a university graduate, he holds the title of Senior Engineer with a rank equivalent to that of Professor.
Zhou spent the 1960s and 1970's in the oil sector. By the mid-1980s, he was vice minister of Petroleum Industry and from 1996, general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation. In 1998 he was Minister of Land and Resources and in 1999, secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee. He was Minister of Public Security from 2003 to 2007.
Zhou was an alternate member of the 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees. He served as State Councilor of the State Council from 2003-2008.
Zhou was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Politics and Law of Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Public Security Commission CPC Central Committee and Chairman of 17th CPC Central Committee Politics and Law Committee.
In July 2014, the CPC placed Zhou Yongkang under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violation." On Dec. 6 2014, he was arrested and expelled from the CPC.
2007—2012 |
Director, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Committee for Comprehensive Management |
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2007—2012 |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee |
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2007—2012 |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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2007—2012 |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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2007—2012 |
Director, CPC, Central Committee, Public Security Commission |
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2007—2012 |
Secretary, CPC, Central Committee, Central Politics and Law Commission |
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2003—2008 |
State Councilor, State Council |
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2003—2007 |
Minister, Ministry of Public Security |
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2003—2008 |
Member, State Council CPC, Leading Party Group |
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2002—2007 |
Secretary, Ministry of Public Security CPC, Party Committee |
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2002—2007 |
Minister, Ministry of Public Security |
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2002—2007 |
Deputy Secretary, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Politics and Law Commission |
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2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Secretariat |
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2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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1999—2002 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Sichuan Province |
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1998—1999 |
Secretary, Ministry of Land and Resources CPC, Leading Party Group |
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1998—1999 |
Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources |
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1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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1996—1998 |
Secretary, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) CPC, Leading Party Group |
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1996—1998 |
General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) |
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1992—1997 |
Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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1989—1990 |
Secretary, Tarim Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters CPC, Party Committee |
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1988—1996 |
Secretary, CPC, City Committee Shandong Province, Dongying City |
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1988—1996 |
Secretary, Petroleum Administration CPC, Party Committee Shandong Province, Shengli |
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1988—1996 |
Director-General, Petroleum Administration Shandong Province, Shengli |
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1988—1996 |
Commander, Tarim Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters |
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1988—1996 |
Deputy Secretary, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) CPC, Leading Party Group |
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1988—1996 |
Deputy General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) |
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1985—1988 |
Member, Ministry of Petroleum Industry CPC, Leading Party Group |
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1985—1988 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Petroleum Industry |
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1983—1985 |
Mayor, People's Government Liaoning Province, Panjin City |
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1983—1985 |
Deputy Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau CPC, Party Committee |
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1983—1985 |
Director-General, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau |
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1983—1985 |
Deputy Secretary, CPC, City Committee Liaoning Province, Panjin City |
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1979—1983 |
Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Geophysical Survey Division CPC, Party Committee |
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1979—1983 |
Deputy Director-General, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau |
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1979—1983 |
Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Drilling Headquarters CPC, Party Committee |
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1979—1983 |
Commander, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Geophysical Survey Division |
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1976—1979 |
Deputy Director, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Political Department |
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1973—1976 |
Director, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Geophysical Survey Division |
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1970—1973 |
Brigade Leader, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment, Regional Office |
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1970—1973 |
Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment CPC, Party Committee |
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1970—1973 |
Technician, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment |
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1967—1970 |
Intern and Technician, No. 673 Factory, Geological Survey Team Heilongjiang Province, Daqing City |
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1966—1967 |
Beijing Petroleum Institute Beijing Municipality (Stayed at the Institute waiting for job assignment.) |
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1964 |
Joined, CPC |
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1961—1966 |
Student, Beijing Petroleum Institute, Survey and Exploration Department Beijing Municipality (Studied geophysical survey and exploration.) |
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