Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission

The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLC), commonly referred to as Zhongyang Zhengfawei (Chinese: 中央政法委, literally "Central Poli-Legal Commission") in Chinese, is an organization directly under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for overseeing law enforcement, internal security, and "stability maintenance" of the political system in China.

The commission was preceded by the Politics and Law Leading Group, established in 1958. In 1980, the modern commission was established. In 1988, the commission was downgraded to a leading small group, though it was turned back to a Commission in March 1990. The organization acts as the overseer and coordinator of all legal enforcement authorities, including the Ministries of State Security, Public Security and Justice, as well as the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate. All provincial, municipal, county and autonomous region CCP committees have their own political and legal affairs commissions. The commission is headed by a secretary who is usually a CCP Politburo member.