Luo Gan
| 罗干 Luo Gan | |
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| 5th Secretary of CPC Central Political and Legislative Committee | |
| In office 1998–2007 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin Hu Jintao |
| Preceded by | Ren Jianxin |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Yongkang |
| Member of the 16th CPC Politburo Standing Committee | |
| In office 15 November 2002 – 22 October 2007 | |
| General Secretary | Hu Jintao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1935 Shandong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗干 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅幹 | ||||||
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Luo Gan (born July 1935 in Shandong) is a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and former political and legislative affairs committee secretary of the People's Republic of China.
Biography
Luo Gan 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 protégé. He was appointed as the Minister of Labor from April to December in 1988.[1]
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 blamed to have 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 protest in 2004. He was also instrumental in the Falun Gong crackdown.
As the oldest member of the Politburo Standing Committee, he retired after the CPC's 17th Party Congress in the fall of 2007.
Notes
- ↑ Profile of Luo Gan, Xinhua.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by |
Minister of Labor of the People's Republic of China 1988 |
Succeeded by Ruan Chongwu |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ren Jianxin |
Secretary of CPC Central Political and Legislative Committee 1998 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Zhou Yongkang |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Li Changchun Propaganda Chairman |
9th Rank of the Communist Party of China 16th Politburo Standing Committee |
Succeeded by none |
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