Wang Zhonglin (; born 13 August 1962) is a Chinese politician. He has been Governor of

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since May 2021. Previously he served as Communist party Secretary of

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, and before that he served as Communist Party Secretary of Jinan and a Shandong

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member. Wang is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Wang was born in

Fei County Fei County or Feixian falls under the jurisdiction of Linyi, in the south of Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republi ...

, Shandong in August 1962. In September 1980, he enrolled at

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, majoring in criminal law, where he graduated in July 1984. He obtained a Doctor of Management degree from the

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in June 2011.

Career in Shandong

Wang joined the

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in June 1984. He served in various posts in Zaozhuang municipal government before serving as Communist Party Secretary of

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, a county-level city of

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, in December 2006. In March 2007 he became a standing committee member of the CPC Zaozhuang Municipal Committee. In December 2011, he was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Liaocheng, he concurrently served mayor of the city in March 2013. During his tenure, he focused on urban demolition and reconstruction, which won him national reputation. In July 2015, he was transferred to Jinan, capital of Shandong province, where he was appointed Director and Party Branch Secretary of Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission. One year later, he was named Deputy Communist Party Secretary, Party Branch Secretary and Acting Mayor of Jinan, replacing Yang Luyu, who was placed under investigation by the

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, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations" in early April. In May 2018, he was promoted to become Communist Party Secretary of Jinan and standing committee member of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee.

Career in Hubei

On 12 February 2020, he was appointed Communist Party Secretary of

, succeeding Ma Guoqiang, who was removed from public offices for his response to the

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. On 7 May 2021, he was appointed the acting governor of Hubei.

References

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