Wang Xianzheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhangwu, Liaoning Province. He was born in 1946, attended Fuxin Mining Industry College and joined the CPC in 1982.
Wang spent 7 years in leadership positions in Yunnan's provincial coal industry agencies. He later transferred to Beijing, where he became Minister of Coal Industry. In 2002, he became director of the State Administration of Production Safety.