Zhou Yongkang, male, 59, Han nationality, is a native of Wuxi, 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, 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 is 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 and Director of the Public Security Commission CPC Central Committee.
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Director, CPC, Central Committee, Public Security Commission |
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| 2007— |
Secretary, CPC, Central Committee, Politics and Law Commission |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee |
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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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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Secretariat |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro |
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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 |
Deputy General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) |
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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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| 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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| 1979—1973 |
Deputy Director-General, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau |
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| 1979—1973 |
Party Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Geophysical Survey Division CPC, Party Committee |
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| 1979—1973 |
Party Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau, Drilling Headquarters CPC, Party Committee |
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| 1979—1973 |
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 |
Technician, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment |
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| 1970—1973 |
Secretary, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment CPC, Party Branch |
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| 1970—1973 |
Brigade Leader, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters, Geological Survey Regiment, Regional Office |
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| 1967—1970 |
Intern and Technician, No. 673 Factory, Geological Survey Team Heilongjiang Province, Daqing |
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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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