China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Wang Qishan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianzhen, Shanxi province. He was born in 1948, joined the CPC in 1983 and graduated from Northwest University. Wang has served as director of several leading banks including the China Investment Bank and the China Construction Bank. He served as a member of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee in 2003, and he was appointed mayor of Beijing in the same year.

Recent Career Data

2008—	Vice-Premier, State Council	§
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2004—2007	Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2003—2007	Member, CPC, Municipal Committee, Standing Committee Beijing Municipality
2003—2007	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Beijing Municipality
2003—2004	Vice-Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2003—2004	Acting Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2002—2003	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hainan Province
2002—2003	Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Hainan Province

Recent Travel & Appearances

07/01/10	Wang Qishan met with Brent Scowcroft, who has served as the National Security Advisor to former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.
06/02/10	Wang Qishan urged attaching greater importance to environmental protection in the development of Hainan Province's tourism industry.
05/25/10	U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Wang Qishan and Dai Bingguo attended a press conference of the second round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogues.
05/24/10	Wang Qishan and Dai Bingguol co-chaired the meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama's special representatives, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
05/23/10	Wang Qishan met with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.