With this appointment, Meng Hongwei becomes the first official from China to take the post. He has previously served as the head of Interpol China.

At the time of this appointment, he was holding the position of China’s Vice Minister for public security.

He was sworn into his new position on 10 November 2016 at the closing of the organisation’s 85th general assembly in Bali, Indonesia.

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Meng Hongwei

•    Meng has almost 40 years’ experience in criminal justice and policing

•    He had overseen affairs related to legal institutions, narcotics control, counter-terrorism, border control, immigration and international cooperation.

•    Earlier, he had held many positions in the Ministry of Public Security like Director-General of the Traffic Control Department, Director of the Patrol Police Division, Assistant Minister and Vice Minister.

•    He also served as Vice Chairman of the National Narcotics Control Commission, Member of the Chinese Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Regional Counter-Terrorism Structure and Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Office. He also serves as Director-General of the China Coast Guard.

 Meng will serve as President until 2020.

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