Zhou Yongkang
- Dec. 1942: Born in Wu Xi city Jiangsu Province
- Nov. 1964: Became a member of the Communist party
- March 1998: Became party secretary of China National Petroleum Corporation
- 1999: Appointed Sichuan's party secretary
- 2002: Appointed member of the Politburo at the 16th Party Congress and became minister of public security
- 2007: Joined the Standing Committee of the Politburo
- 2012: Political ally Bo Xilai was removed from office; other political allies were investigated and/or fired
- No. 2012: Retired
- Dec. 2013: His son Zhou Bin was arrested on charges of corruption
- Dec. 2014: Arrested and the Communist party expelled him