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Zhao Kezhi

PEP · Politician

Zhao Kezhi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Zhao Kezhi · Čao Kche-č' · Чжао Кэчжи · تشاو كيجى · ژاؤ کی ژی · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1953-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Laixi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	China				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Zhao				[sources]
Political association	Chinese Communist Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q197445				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China (2017-2022) · State councillor (2018-2023)				[sources]
Education	Central Party School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-23	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Communist Party Chief of Hebei province

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,120

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,922

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Wikidata344,270

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-china-zhao-kezhi-state-councilor-state-council

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