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People's Daily Online


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National People's Congress (NPC)


Revision History:

Biography Revised: 4/15/2011
Career Data Updated: 4/15/2011

PHOTO: Wang Yilin
Wang Yilin 王宜林
Chairman, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Board of Directors
Born: 1956

Biography Highlight

Wang Yilin, male, Han nationality, is a native of Ganyu County, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1956, graduated from China University of Petroleum (East china) and China University of Petroleum, Beijing. Since 2003, he is Vice General Manager and Member of Leading Party Group of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Since 2005, he is Member of Board of the Directors of PetroChina Co., Ltd. Since April 2011, he is Chairman of Board of the Directors and Secretary of Leading Party Group of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

Recent Career Data

2011— Chairman, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Board of Directors
2011— Secretary, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) CPC, Leading Party Group
2005— Member, PetroChina Company Ltd., Board of Directors
2003—2011 Deputy General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
2003—2011 Member, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) CPC, Leading Party Group
2002—2003 Assistant General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
2001—2003 Secretary, City People's Congress, Standing Committee CPC, Leading Party Group Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Karamay City
2001—2003 Secretary, Petroleum Management Bureau CPC, Party Committee Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Karamay City
1999—2001 Deputy Secretary, Petroleum Management Bureau CPC, Party Committee Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Karamay City
1999—2003 Secretary, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Xinjiang Petroleum Branch Company CPC, Leading Party Group Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region