Fujian In December 1979, he assumed the role of cadre and secretary of the
Minhou County Public Security Bureau. In May 1984, he became the deputy director of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau. In January 1989, he assumed the roles of head of the Minhou County Public Security Bureau and director of the Suburban Subdistrict Branch of the Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. While serving as the director of the Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Wang Xiaohong employed external police forces to dismantle a triad organization headed by Lü Qitai in
Xiangcheng District. During that period, he oversaw the investigation of the
2013 Xiamen bus fire case.
Henan In August 2013, he became assistant governor of
Henan and director of Henan Provincial Public Security Department. In November 2013, he was appointed as the political commissar of the and the first secretary of the Party Committee. In December 2014, he became deputy governor of Henan. Three months subsequent to his arrival in Henan, Wang Xiaohong commenced an investigation into , recognized as the "premier nightclub in the Central Plains," which employed a minimum of 4,500 prostitutes at its zenith. On the evening of November 1, 2013, Wang employed the "off-site police, raid and search" strategy, mobilizing over 1,000 police officers from
Xinxiang and notifying the majority of authorities at the Henan Public Security Bureau until after the operation commenced. The police effectively encircled the Royal No. 1 Club in
Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, and conducted an investigation involving , the former deputy director of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau. On September 21, 2016,
Qin Yuhai, the former director of the Henan Provincial Public Security Bureau, was investigated by the CCP
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for his association with Royal No. 1 Club. On February 26, 2016, officials notified that over 260 criminal suspects are implicated in the Royal No. 1 case, comprising 152 public security police officers and three prosecutors. This episode fundamentally transformed the Henan police and enhanced their public character. On January 15, 2015, the
State Council awarded him the rank of .
Beijing In March 2015, he was appointed deputy mayor of
Beijing and chief of
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. In May 2016, he was appointed as deputy minister of Ministry of Public Security and concurrently deputy mayor of Beijing and Bureau Chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. In May 2017, he was confirmed as a minister-level official. On October 24, 2017, at
19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he was elected as a member of the
19th CCP Central Committee. On April 24, 2020, Wang Xiaohong was no longer chief of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. On 19 November 2021, he rose to become
party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, succeeding
Zhao Kezhi. On 24 June 2022, he was appointed as the
minister of public security and deputy secretary of the CCP
Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He remained a full member of the
20th CCP Central Committee after the
20th CCP National Congress, where he was also appointed as a member of the
CCP Secretariat. He was also appointed as a
state councilor on 12 March 2023 in the
Li Qiang Government. == References ==