Meng Jianzhu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1947, entered the work force in 1968, joined the CPC in 1971, and graduated from the Shanghai Mechanical Engineering Institute.
In the 1970's Meng held Party positions in the CPC committee of Qianwei farm in Shanghai, and in the 1990's he served as secretary for the CPC committees of Chuansha and Jiading counties. In the late 1990's he served as vice-mayor of the city, and deputy secretary of the CPC municipal committee.
Meng Jianzhu was an alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees. From 2007 to 2012 he served as Minister of Public Security and in 2008 he became State Councilor of State Council.
In 2012, he became a member of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Politics and Law Commission.