Wang Zhengpu (; born August 1963) is a Chinese politician who is the current

governor of Hebei The politics of Hebei Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Governor of Hebei is the highest-ranking official in the People's Governme ...

, in office since 21 October 2021. Previously he served as director of the

National Administration for Rural Revitalization The National Rural Revitalization Administration () is an agency within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for China's against poverty and to promote development in rural areas. It ...

. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress and is a representative of the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 mill ...

Biography

Wang was born in

Yantai Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast 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 ...

, in August 1963. In 1983, he enrolled in Beijing Agricultural University (now

China Agricultural University China Agricultural University (CAU, ; abbreviated as 农大) is a public research university in Beijing, People's Republic of China specializing in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and soc ...

), majoring in agricultural economic management, where he graduated in 1987. Wang joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in April 1987, and was despatched to the

Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

in July 1987, where he worked his way from an ordinary official to the position of Director of Finance Division over a period of 21 years. In October 2010, he was transferred to

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 ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

province and appointed acting mayor and deputy party secretary of

Liaoyang Liaoyang () is a prefecture-level city of east-central Liaoning province, China, situated on the Taizi River. It is approximately one hour south of Shenyang, the provincial capital, by car. Liaoyang is home to Liaoning University's College of Fo ...

, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in September 2014. In October 2015, he became deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, rising to head the next year. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee in October 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in

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 ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

province in August 2018. On 25 February 2021, he took office as director of the newly founded

, but having held the position for only half a year. On 19 October 2021, he was promoted to deputy party secretary of Hebei, replacing

Xu Qin Xu Qin (; born October 1961) is a Chinese politician, and the current Communist Party Secretary of Heilongjiang. Previously he had served as governor of Hebei, and before that, mayor, then party chief of Shenzhen, China's most prominent specia ...

, who was appointed party secretary of Heilongjiang. on October 21, he was made acting

. He was awarded the Silver Olympic Order after the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zhengpu 1963 births Living people People from Yantai China Agricultural University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Mayors of Liaoyang Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Recipients of the Olympic Order