Lin Rui, deputy secretary -general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has served as deputy minister of the Central United Front Work Department.

According to the surging news report, the update information of the "Window of Leadership" column of the official website of the Central United Front Department shows that Lin Rui has been the deputy minister of the Central United Front Work Department.

Public information shows that Lin Rui is a native of Minhou, Fujian. He joined the Chinese government in 1994 and worked in Fujian for a long time.

In October 2013, Lin Rui was transferred to the mayor of Xiamen City and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Since May 2015, he has served as deputy mayor of Xiamen and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

In June 2018, Lin Rui entered Beijing as assistant to the Minister of Public Security. He served as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Security in November and became the deputy ministerial level and became the youngest deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security at that time.

In May this year, Lin Rui replaced Lei Dongsheng, who was transferred to Ningxia to serve as Deputy Secretary -General of the Central Political and Legal Committee.