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

People's Daily Online


XINHUA Online (China View)


Revision History:

Biography Revised: 3/15/2018
Career Data Updated: 3/15/2018

PHOTO: Wang Yang
Wang Yang 汪洋
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee; Vice-Premier, State Council; Chairman, 13th CPPCC, National Committee
Born: 1955

Biography

Wang Yang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Suzhou City, Anhui province. He was born in 1955, entered the work force in 1972, joined the CPC in 1975, and graduated as a student active-on-duty from the University of Science and Technology of China with a master's degree in engineering in 1995.

Wang Yang was an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He served as secretary of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee from 2005 - 2007. He was also a member of the Politburo of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. from 2007 until 2012, he served as secretary of the Guangdong CPC Provincial Committee.

In 2012 he became a member of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee. In 2013 he became Vice-Premier of the State Council and Head of the State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development. He was also named head of both the Headquarters of State Council for Earthquake Relief and the State Headquarters for Flood Prevention and Drought Control.

In 2017 he was named as a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the 19th CPC Central Committee. He was elected Chairman of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in 2018.

Career Data

2018— Chairman, 13th CPPCC, National Committee
2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee
2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Comprehensively Deepening Reform
2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Finance and Economy
2013— Director, National Afforestation Committee
2013— Member, State Council CPC, Leading Party Group
2013— Vice-Premier, State Council
2013— Head, State Council Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development
2013— Deputy Director, State Construction Commission, Office of South-to-North Water Diversion Project
2013— Director, State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters
2013— Director, Headquarters of State Council for Earthquake Relief
2012—2017 Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2012—2017 Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee
2007—2012 Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Guangdong Province
2007—2012 Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Guangdong Province
2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2006—2008 Chairman, Municipal People's Congress, Standing Committee Chongqing Municipality
2005—2007 Member, CPC, Municipal Committee, Standing Committee Chongqing Municipality
2005—2007 Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Chongqing Municipality
2003—2005 Deputy Secretary-General, State Council
2002—2007 Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
1999—2003 Vice-Minister, National Development and Reform Commission
1999—2003 Member, National Development and Reform Commission CPC, Leading Party Group
1998—1999 Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Anhui Province
1993—1998 Secretary-General, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Anhui Province
1993—1995 Student, University of Science and Technology of China, Management Science Department Anhui Province, Hefei City (Active-on-duty: Received Masters)
1993—1999 Vice-Governor, People's Government Anhui Province
1993—1998 Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Anhui Province
1992—1993 Assistant Governor, People's Government Anhui Province
1992—1993 Secretary, Provincial Planning Committee CPC, Leading Party Group Anhui Province
1992—1993 Director, Provincial Planning Committee Anhui Province
1988—1998 Mayor, People's Government Anhui Province, Tongling City
1988—1992 Deputy Secretary, CPC, City Committee Anhui Province, Tongling City
1987—1988 Secretary, Provincial Sports Committee CPC, Leading Party Group
1987—1988 Director, Provincial Sports Committee Anhui Province
1984—1987 Deputy Director, Provincial Sports Committee
1984—1987 Deputy Secretary, Provincial Sports Committee CPC, Leading Party Group
1983—1984 Deputy Secretary, CYLC, Provincial-Level Anhui Province
1982—1983 Head, CYLC, Provincial-Level, Publicity Department Anhui Province
1981—1982 Deputy Secretary, CYLC, Prefecture-Level Anhui Province, Suxian Prefecture
1980—1981 Teacher, CPC, Prefectural Committee, Party School Anhui Province, Suxian Prefecture
1979—1980 Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1975 Joined, CPC


Recent Travel & Appearances

27 Jul 21 Wang Yang stressed importance of studying and implementing the speech by Xi Jinping at the ceremony marking the Party's centenary on July 1.
14 Jul 21 Wang Yang attended a meeting organized by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee
18 Jun 21 Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan to review the Party admission oath after visiting the Museum of the CPC
16 Jun 21 Wang Yang called on non-Communist parties and people's organizations to continue conducting consultations and building consensus and make contributions to building China into a leader in science and technology.
09 Jun 21 Travelled to Heilongjiang Province
Wang Yang stressed the importance of developing border areas and improving local people's lives during an inspection tour in northeastern Heilongjiang Province
04 Jun 21 Wang Yang presided over a consultation session on measures to develop multimodal transport in Beijing
28 May 21 Wang Yang called for people-centered approach and great efforts to remove institutional barriers to advance the high-quality development of Chinese museums
24 May 21 Wang Yang called for consolidating and extending the achievements of poverty alleviation, and fully implementing the rural vitalization strategy.
21 May 21 Wang Yang called for efforts to improve the evaluation mechanism for consultative work in a bid to raise the quality of consultations from political advisory bodies.
19 May 21 Wang Yang has stressed the high-quality development of the work related to ethnic affairs and ensuring all ethnic groups achieve modernization together

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