Wang Ruikai (

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: Wāng Ruìkǎi; Wade-Giles: Wang Jui-k'ai) (? - January 24, 1941) was a politician in the

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. He was Governor of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

during the

Reformed Government of the Republic of China The Reformed Government of the Republic of China was a Chinese puppet state created by Japan that existed from 1938 to 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The regime had little authority or popular support, nor did it receive international ...

and the

Wang Jingwei regime The Wang Jingwei regime or the Wang Ching-wei regime is the common name of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China ( zh , t = 中華民國國民政府 , p = Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guómín Zhèngfǔ ), the government of the pu ...

(Republic of China-Nanjing). He was born in

Xuyi Xuyi County () is under the administration of Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China. The southernmost of Huai'an's county-level divisions, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the north and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south and west. Xuyi is ...

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Biography

In 1912 Wang Ruikai was appointed as the first Governor of

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

. When the Second Revolution () broke out, he resigned his post; his resignation was in April 1914). In 1916 he was appointed as Councilor of the National Council (). In March 1938

Liang Hongzhi Liang Hongzhi; (; Wade-Giles: ''Liang Hung-chih''; Hepburn: ''Ryō Koushi'', 1882 - November 6, 1946) was a leading official in the Anhui clique of the Beiyang Government, later noted for his role as in the collaborationist Reformed Governmen ...

established the

; Wang Ruikai also participated in it. That May, the Zhejiang Provincial Government was established and Wang was appointed the first Governor of Zhejiang. In March 1940 the

was established; Wang Ruikai stayed in his former position. That October, the Governorship of Zhejiang was renamed to the Chairmanship of Zhejiang since the system of provincial government was changed to the committee system. Wang Ruikai was appointed the Chairman of Zhejiang and thus kept his former position. Wang Ruikai died while holding his post on January 24, 1941.

References

* Politicians from Huai'an Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan 1941 deaths Governors of Jiangxi Year of birth missing {{China-hist-stub