WANG YANG
A member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
Wang Yang, male, Han ethnicity, was born in March 1955 and is from Suzhou, Anhui Province. He began his first job in June 1972 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1975. He received a university education at the Central Party School and holds a Master of Engineering degree.
Wang is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Vice Premier of the State Council and a member of its Leading Party Members Group.
2017-Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Vice Premier, State Council
Member, Leading Party Members Group of the State Council
2013-2017 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Vice Premier, State Council
Member, Leading Party Members Group of the State Council
2012-2013 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
2007-2012 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Secretary, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee
2007 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Secretary, CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress
2006-2007 Secretary, CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress
2005-2006 Secretary, CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee
2003-2005 Deputy Secretary-General (minister level, in charge of the General Office's routine work), State Council Deputy Secretary, Leading Party Members Group for the Organs under the State Council
1999-2003 Vice Minister and member of the Leading Party Members Group, National Development and Planning Commission
Took a continuing studies course for provincial-and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Sep-Nov 2001)
1998-1999 Deputy Secretary, CPC Anhui Provincial Committee Vice Governor, Anhui Province
1993-1998 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee
Vice Governor, Anhui Province
Took a continuing studies course for provincial-and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Mar-May 1997)
Attended an in-service graduate program in management at Department of Management Science, University of Science and Technology of China and was awarded a Master of Engineering degree (1993-1995)
1993 Vice Governor, Anhui Province
1992-1993 Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary, Anhui Provincial Planning Commission Assistant to the Governor, Anhui Province
1988-1992 Deputy Secretary, CPC Tongling Municipal Committee, Anhui Province
Acting Mayor and Mayor, Tongling, Anhui Province
Attended an in-service undergraduate program in party and government administration through Correspondence School of the Central Party School (1989-1992)
1987-1988 Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary, Anhui Provincial Sports Commission
1984-1987 Deputy Director and Leading Party Members Group Deputy Secretary, Anhui Provincial Sports Commission
1983-1984 Deputy Secretary, CYL Anhui Provincial Committee
1982-1983 Head, Publicity Department, CYL Anhui Provincial Committee
1981-1982 Deputy Secretary, CYL Suxian Prefectural Committee, Anhui Province
1980-1981 Teacher, Party School of the CPC Suxian Prefectural Committee, Anhui Province
1979-1980 Attended a course in political economy for theoretical publicity officials at the Central Party School
1976-1979 Teacher; Deputy Head of Teaching and Research Office; and member of the Party Committee, Suxian Prefecture May 7th Cadre School, Anhui Province
1972-1976 Worker and workshop head, Suxian Prefectural Foodstuffs Factory, Anhui Province
Alternate member, 16th CPC Central Committee Member, 17th through 19th CPC Central Committees Member, Political Bureau, 17th and 18th CPC Central Committees
Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, 19th CPC Central Committee