Wang Kai (; born July 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as governor of Henan. Previously he served as party chief of

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

, capital of

northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of t ...

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

province. He entered the workforce in October 1983, and joined the

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in December 1984.

Early life and education

Wang was born in

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

, in July 1962. After the resumption of college entrance examination, in 1979, he was admitted to

Shanxi University Shanxi University (, SXU) is a public university located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. The university was selected into the Double First Class University Plan in February 2022. History Early 1900 The Shansi Imperial Univers ...

, where he majored in political economics. After university in 1983, he became a teacher at Party School of Jincheng of the Chinese Communist Party. In September 1988, he entered the

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...

, earning a master's degree in political economics.

Career

In July 1991, he was appointed an official of the Case Room of the

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, the party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts. In April 2001, he was transferred to

southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

and appointed vice mayor of

Wuzhou Wuzhou (, postal: Wuchow; za, Ngouzcouh / Ŋouƨcouƅ), formerly Ngchow, is a prefecture-level city in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Geography and climate Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi border ...

. In August 2003, he was appointed head of the Organization Department of Wuzhou Municipal Party Committee and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the Party committee, the city's top authority. In September 2006, he was appointed deputy party chief, concurrently holding the mayor position since February 2008. During that time, he obtained a doctor's degree in economics from

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and i ...

in June 2012. In January 2013 he became the deputy party chief of Yulin, rising to party chief the next year. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangxi Provincial Committee in November 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in

province in March 2017. He also served as head of the Organization Department of CPC Jilin Provincial Committee. In April 2019, he was named party chief of

, replacing

Wang Junzheng Wang Junzheng (; born 17 May 1963) is a Chinese politician, serving Communist Party Secretary of Tibet since 18 October 2021. He was head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Xinjiang. Between 2016 and 2019, he was the Communist Part ...

. In April 2021, he was transferred to his home-province

and appointed

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

. It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a province. In October 2022, Wang was elected as a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Kai 1962 births Living people People from Luoyang Shanxi University alumni Renmin University of China alumni Wuhan University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Henan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan Mayors of Yulin Governors of Henan