What is a public official?

Public officials refer to the staff members who perform public duties according to law in the national legislature, judicial organs, administrative organs, party organs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and democratic parties, people's organizations and state-owned enterprises. Or it refers to people who have the status of national public office or engage in public affairs, which is usually called "cadres." The connotation and extension of the concept of public officials are constantly changing with the development of the times and national conditions.

The core of public officials is the so-called concept of "public office", and the concept of "performing public office" is very extensive. The core word is "public office", including people in many units and institutions, such as people outside the state organs or government sequences. If he is also performing public duties, he also occupies the establishment and bears his salary and welfare financially, he is a public official. Obviously, the scope of public officials is larger than that of national civil servants.

Public servant should be a bigger concept, referring to people who perform official duties. In actual work, many people are not civil servants, but they are performing official duties, such as the staff of institutions entrusted with law enforcement, the police of public security bureau, and those who are temporarily employed to participate in official activities, such as the demolition workers hired by the government during the demolition process. The legal concept is like this.

The general characteristics of these positions are: enjoy the establishment, have a good welfare system, have a high social status, and have stable and secure jobs. Unlike people who work in private enterprises, such people have greater job stability and are yearned for by more people in unsafe times.