Xie Fuzhi

Xie Fuzhi
谢富治
Xie Fuzhi in 1965
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 1966–1972
Minister of Public Security
In office September 1959 – March 1972
Preceded by	Luo Ruiqing
Succeeded by	Li Zhen
Personal details
Born	26 September 1909 (1909-09-26) Hong'an County, Hubei, China
Died	26 March 1972 (1972-03-27) (aged 62) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1931–1972)
Spouse	Liu Xiangping
Children	Xie Tieniu Xie Xiaoqing(Liu Qing)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1930−1972
Rank	Colonel general (Shang Jiang)

Xie Fuzhi (simplified Chinese: 谢富治; traditional Chinese: 謝富治; pinyin: Xiè Fùzhì; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Fu-chih; 26 September 1909 – 26 March 1972) was a Chinese Communist Party military commander, political commissar, and national security specialist. He was born in 1909 in Hong'an County, Hubei and died in Beijing in 1972. Xie was known for his efficiency and his loyalty to Mao Zedong, and during the Cultural Revolution he played a key role in hunting down Mao's enemies in his capacity as Minister of Public Security from 1959 to 1972.