Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 5/22/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Wang Guangying 王光英
Vice-Chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, Honorary Chairman of the Everbright Group
Born: 1919
Biography
Wang Guangying, Han nationality, was born in Beijing in 1919. His father, Wang Huaiqing, was an industrialist, and one of his sisters, Wang Guangmei, was the widow of the late PRC Chairman Liu Shaoqi. Wang Guangying graduated from the Chemistry Department of Fu Ren University in 1942 and in 1946 was a co-founder of a chemical factory in Tianjin. In the early 1950s, he founded a knitwear enterprise in Tianjin, and subsequently became secretary-general of the Federation of Industry and Commerce in Tianjin and a member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
In the 1980s, Wang was the vice-mayor of Tianjin in charge of commerce and marketing and later honorary chairman of the Everbright Group and a board member of the China International Trust and Investment Corporation.
Wang subsequently held numerous high level posts in business and national unity associations, and he was a member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National People's Congresses and vice-chairman of the 8th and 9th NPC Standing Committees. He was also a member of the 5th CPPCC National Committee and vice-chairman of the 7th CPPCC National Committee.
Career Data
1999—???? |
Honorary Vice-President, Red Cross Society of China |
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1998—2003 |
Vice-Chairman, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC |
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1997—???? |
Honorary Chairman, China Overseas Friendship Association |
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1993—1998 |
Vice-Chairman, 8th Standing Committee of the NPC |
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1993—1997 |
Honorary Chairman, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce |
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1990—???? |
President, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification |
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1988—1993 |
Vice-Chairman, 7th CPPCC, National Committee |
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1983—???? |
Board Member, CITIC Group (formerly known as China International Trust and Investment Corporation) |
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1983—1988 |
Vice-Chairman, 6th CPPCC, National Committee |
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1983—???? |
Honorary Chairman, China Everbright Ltd. |
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1980—???? |
Vice-Mayor, People's Government Tianjin Municipality |
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1956—???? |
Member, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Standing Committee |
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1956—???? |
Chairman, Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce Tianjin Municipality |
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1956—???? |
Manager, Knit Goods Manufacturing Company Tianjin Municipality |
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1949 |
Founder, Lisheng Knitwear Factory Tianjin Municipality |
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1943 |
Co-Founder, Xiandai Chemical Factory Tianjin Municipality |
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1942 |
Graduate, Furen University, Chemistry Department Beijing Municipality |
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