Fu Zhenghua

Fu Zhenghua (Chinese: 傅政华; born March 1955) is a former Chinese politician and public security officer. He was convicted of taking bribes and bending the law for personal gain in September 2022, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Previously, Fu served as deputy director of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs of the CPPCC National Committee from 2020 to 2021, 11th Minister of Justice of China from 2018 to 2020, deputy party secretary and executive deputy minister of public security from 2015 to 2018, deputy minister of public security from 2013 to 2015, and director of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau from 2010 to 2013. From 2015 to 2018, Fu served concurrently as the head of the 610 Office.

Fu was born in Luan County, Hebei. In March 1955, he graduated from Peking University.

Fu became involved in politics in December 1970, and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1973.

He had a career in the Beijing police (Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau) as an investigator. He took part in solving a number of high-profile cases, including the "1996 Beijing Cash Truck Robbery case", the "1997 Bai Baoshan case", the "attack on Mentougou police" case, and the "Huang Guangyu case".

In January 2010, he was promoted to become secretary of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, a position he held until 2013.

In February 2010, he was appointed director of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, essentially the chief of police of the Chinese capital; he remained in that position until August 2013, when he was appointed the deputy minister of Public Security.

In May 2010, Fu closed down the Tianshang Renjian Night Club (Chinese: 天上人间夜总会); his action was well received.