Who is a public official?

According to the third paragraph of Article 2 of the Law on Administrative Punishment of Public Officials in People's Republic of China (PRC) (Law) and Article 15 of the Supervision Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (Law), all the staff members who have the following duties are national public officials:

(a) China * * * production party organs, people's congresses and their standing committees, people's governments, supervisory committees, people's courts, people's procuratorates, organs of the China People's Political Consultative Conference at all levels, organs of democratic parties and organs of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as personnel managed by reference to the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC);

Personnel engaged in public affairs in organizations authorized by laws and regulations or entrusted by state organs according to law to manage public affairs;

(3) managers of state-owned enterprises;

(four) personnel engaged in management in public education, scientific research, culture, medical and health, sports and other units;

(5) Personnel engaged in management in grass-roots mass autonomous organizations;

(6) Other persons who perform public duties according to law.

The reference materials are as follows:

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Administrative Punishment of Public Officials (Law) Article 2 This Law shall apply to the activities of supervisory organs to impose administrative sanctions on illegal public officials.

Chapters II and III of this Law shall apply to the punishment of illegal public officials by appointment and removal organs and units. Other laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules of the State Council and relevant provisions of the state shall apply to the procedure and appeal of punishment.

The term "public official" as mentioned in this Law refers to the person specified in Article 15 of the Supervision Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

People's Republic of China (PRC) Supervision Law (Law) Article 15 Supervisory organs shall supervise the following public officials and relevant personnel:

(a) China * * * production party organs, people's congresses and their standing committees, people's governments, supervisory committees, people's courts, people's procuratorates, organs of the China People's Political Consultative Conference at all levels, organs of democratic parties and organs of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as personnel managed by reference to the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC);

Personnel engaged in public affairs in organizations authorized by laws and regulations or entrusted by state organs according to law to manage public affairs;

(3) managers of state-owned enterprises;

(four) personnel engaged in management in public education, scientific research, culture, medical and health, sports and other units;

(5) Personnel engaged in management in grass-roots mass autonomous organizations;

(6) Other persons who perform public duties according to law.