Wang Wentao (; born May 1964) is a Chinese politician who has been Minister of Commerce since December 2020. He formerly served as
Communist Party Secretary
A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...
of
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
and
Deputy Party Secretary
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of
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province.
Career
Wang was born in 1964 in
Nantong
Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...
, Jiangsu province. He attended
Fudan University
Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...
in Shanghai, graduating with a degree in philosophy. He joined the
Chinese Communist Party
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(CCP) in December 1994. After graduation he worked as an instructor at career institute of the
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
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; he also served as the head of the Communist Youth League organization at the institute, as well as the managing the sales of photocopying machines. He was later transferred to work as mayor of the town of Wuku in the
Songjiang District
Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 1,582,398 (2010). Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.
Songjiang Town, the urban center of the ...
, then promoted to party chief of Liugang. Then he served as deputy governor of
Songjiang District
Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 1,582,398 (2010). Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.
Songjiang Town, the urban center of the ...
in Shanghai and head of urban planning; he was also in charge of industrial development, the technology park, and export growth.
In January 2005, Wang was then transferred to
Kunming
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to become deputy party chief, then mayor. Then he was transferred back to Shanghai to serve as deputy party chief and later governor of
Huangpu District Huangpu, also formerly romanized Whangpoo or Whang-Po, may refer to:
* Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
** Huangpu River, in Shanghai, China
* Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
** Huangpu Military Academy, in Guangzhou, China
* Pazhou ...
. In April 2011 he was named a provincial
Party Standing Committee
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member of
Jiangxi
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and party chief of the provincial capital
Nanchang
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.
In March 2015, Wang was named Party Secretary of
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
and joined the Shandong ''
Shengwei Changwei
Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...
''; he replaced
Wang Min, who was dismissed for corruption. In April 2017, Wang was named deputy party chief of Shandong. On 26 March 2018, he was appointed acting Governor of
Heilongjiang
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province, replacing
Lu Hao. He was confirmed as Governor on 15 May.
Wang was appointed
Minister of Commerce
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in December 2020.
Wang has been an alternate member of the
18th
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In mathematics
* Eighteen is a composite number, its divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. ...
and the
19th Central Committees of the CCP.
References
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1964 births
Living people
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
Political office-holders in Shandong
Politicians from Nantong
Fudan University alumni
Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Ministers of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Governors of Heilongjiang
Political office-holders in Shanghai
Political office-holders in Yunnan
Political office-holders in Jiangxi