Luo Gan

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Luo.

Luo Gan (罗干) (born July 1935) is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and Political and Legislative Affairs Committee secretary of the People's Republic of China.

The son of prominent Chinese revolutionary Luo Ruiqing, Luo Gan was born in Shandong province and studied engineering at the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. Luo joined the Communist Party of China in 1960.

Afterwards, he moved to East Germany and spent eight years as a student at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg as well as working in steel plants. Upon returning to China, Luo continued to work in the steel industry and became Party chief of the central Henan Province in the 1980s.

Luo has developed a close relationship with Li Peng and is considered his protege.

Luo was appointed a state councillor in 1993 (served until 2003) and became a member of the Politburo in 1998. Serving as the security chief, he implemented the "strike hard" anti-crime campaign, which has led to increased executions, and is said to have personally directed the suppression of illegal organisations and protests such as that at the Pubugou Dam (Sichuan) in 2004, during which around 20 protestors were killed.