| Chen Wenqing Member of the 19th CPC Central Committee; Minister of the Ministry of State Security |
| 2018— | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| 2016—2018 | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| Geng Huichang Member of the 18th CPC Central Committee; Deputy Director or the Subcommittee for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese |
| 2013—2016 | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| 2007—2013 | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| 1998—2007 | Vice-Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| Jia Chunwang Former Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procurorate, Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee |
| 1985—1998 | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| Su Deliang Vice-Minister of the Ministry of State Security |
| 2015— | Vice-Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
| Xu Yongyue Former Minister of State Security |
| 1998—2007 | Minister, Ministry of State Security | |
