The Legal Restriction Of Public Officials’ Privacy Right

China is currently in the construction of legal society. The power supervision consciousness is deeply rooted in people. Public officials’ have particular identities, the conflict between public officials’ privacy right, the freedom of the press and the knowledge power is becoming fierce. But the study of public officials’ privacy is rare in China. It is very urgent and necessary to find the balance between the restriction and protection of public officials’ privacy. Only that, we can not only meet the requirements of the democratic politics, but also protect the public officials’ legal rights at the greatest degree.The paper analyzes the concept of public officials. It analyzes the scope and characteristics of public officials’ privacy right. Then it introduces the legal status and present status of the restriction and protection of public officials’ privacy. The paper summarizes the problems andmainly discusses how to establish the system of the restriction and protection of public officials’ privacy. It also analyzes the theory basis of the restriction and protection of public officials’ privacy. According to Chinese situation, it offers some advises.