Wang Weizhong
Wang Weizhong | |||||||||||||
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Governor of Guangdong | |||||||||||||
Assumed office 27 December 2021 | |||||||||||||
Secretary | Li Xi Huang Kunming | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ma Xingrui | ||||||||||||
Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong | |||||||||||||
In office 14 December 2018 – 24 December 2021 | |||||||||||||
Secretary | Li Xi | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ren Xuefeng | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Meng Fanli | ||||||||||||
Communist Party Secretary of Shenzhen | |||||||||||||
In office March 2017 – December 2021 | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Xu Qin | ||||||||||||
Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan | |||||||||||||
In office November 2016 – March 2017 | |||||||||||||
Preceded by | Wu Zhenglong | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Luo Qingyu | ||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||
Born | March 1962 (age 62) Shuozhou, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||||||||
Profession | Water Resources Engineer | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | |||||||||||||
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Wang Weizhong (Chinese:
Biography[edit]
Wang is a native of Shuozhou, Shanxi province. In September 1984, he graduated from the department of hydraulic engineering at Tsinghua University. In April 1987, he earned a master's degree. He spent much of the next decade working for the ministry overseeing water resources. In August 1991 he was transferred to the National Science Commission (the later Ministry of Science and Technology) to work on matters related to the environment.
In August 1994, Wang entered the ecology division of the National Science Commission. In July 1998, he was made head of the China 21st Century Agenda Management Center (
In September 2014, Wang was 'parachuted' to his home province Shanxi to handle the clean-up of the political scene after many senior level politicians had been placed under investigation as part of the anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping. He was first named secretary-general of the party organization and a member of the provincial party standing committee. [3] In October 2016, Wang was named party chief of Taiyuan, the provincial capital.[4]
In April 2017, Wang was named a member of the Guangdong provincial standing committee and party chief of Shenzhen.[5]
On December 14, 2018, Wang rose to become deputy party secretary of Guangdong.[6] In December 2021, he became governor of Guangdong, replacing Ma Xingrui.[7]
In October 2022, he became a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[8][9]
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深 圳市委 书记王 伟中任 广东省 副 书记 [Wang Weizhong, Communist Party Secretary of Shenzhen, is appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong]. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-12-04. - ^ Yi Yi (
伊 一 ) (27 December 2021).王 伟中代理 广东省 省 长 马兴瑞 辞去 省 长职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2021. - ^ Lin Yunshi (
林 韵诗) (12 October 2022).十 九届七中全会闭幕 三人递补为中央委员. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 October 2022. - ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- 1962 births
- Tsinghua University alumni
- Living people
- Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
- Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Politicians from Shuozhou
- Governors of Guangdong
- Political office-holders in Shanxi