Meng Hongwei
Meng Hongwei | |
|---|---|
孟宏伟 | |
Meng in 2017 | |
| President of Interpol | |
| In office 10 November 2016 – 7 October 2018 | |
| Secretary-General | Jürgen Stock |
| Preceded by | Mireille Ballestrazzi |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong Yang |
| Vice Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 10 April 2004 – 7 October 2018 | |
| Minister | Zhou Yongkang Meng Jianzhu Guo Shengkun Zhao Kezhi |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang |
| Deputy Director of the State Oceanic Administration | |
| In office 18 March 2013 – 8 December 2017 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Director | Liu Cigui Wang Hong |
| Director of the China Coast Guard | |
| In office 18 March 2013 – 8 December 2017 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1953 (age 71) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1975-2019, expelled) |
| Spouse | Grace Meng |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Peking University and Central South University |
Meng Hongwei (simplified Chinese: 孟宏伟; traditional Chinese: 孟宏偉; pinyin: Mèng Hóngwěi; born November 1953) is a former Chinese politician and police officer who was the president of Interpol from 2016 to 2018. He also served as vice-minister of Public Security in China from 2004 to 2018. Meng purportedly resigned in absentia in October 2018 via Chinese officials after he was secretly detained and accused of taking bribes by Chinese anti-corruption authorities. On 21 January 2020, Meng had been sentenced to 13+1⁄2 years in jail by a Chinese court for bribery during his time at the Chinese coast guard and Ministry of Public Security.