Wang Qishan Politician

Wang Qishan (Chinese: 王岐山; pinyin: Wáng Qíshān; born 1 July 1948) is a senior leader of the Communist Party of China. Since 2012 he has been a member of the seven-man Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest decision making body. He concurrently serves as Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and has emerged as the public face of General Secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign since 2013.Wang gained prominence in China's financial sector in the late 1980s. In 1994 Wang became the Governor of the China Construction Bank. Wang then successively served in three regional roles: Vice-Governor of Guangdong, Party Secretary of Hainan, and Mayor of Beijing. Wang then served as Vice-Premier in charge of finance and commercial affairs under premier Wen Jiabao from March 2008 to March 2013, during which he also gained a seat on the party's Politburo.

Personal facts

Wang Qishan
Birth dateJuly 01, 1948
Birth place
Taiwan , Shandong , Qingdao
Education
Northwest University (China)

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Office holder

associate
deputy
Zhao Hongzhu
office
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
party
Communist Party of China

Wang Qishan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/special/18cpcnc/2012-11/15/c_131977281.htm
  2. http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-12/01/content_7178373.htm
  3. http://www.chinavitae.com/biography_display.php?id=426