Wang Yong (; born December 1955 in

Gaizhou Gaizhou (), formerly Gaixian, ''Gaiping'', and Kaiping, is a county-level city in Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Yingkou City, which lies to the north-northwest, and is located at the northwest end of the Liaodong P ...

) is a Chinese politician who is currently a

vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The vice chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are deputies to the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The official responsibility of the vice ...

. He previously served as a

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from 2013 to 2023. From September 2008 to August 2010 he was the Director of the

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(AQSIQ). He then serves as the head of the

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(SASAC) between August 2010 and March 2013. He was appointed as State Councilor in March 2013 and served as one until March 2023. In the same month, he was appointed a CPPCC vice chairman.

Early life and education

Wang was born in December 1955 in

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. When he was 14, Wang was sent to the countryside as a part of the

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program and began working at the

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Production and Construction Corps. In August 1974, Wang joined the

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(CCP). Wang studied at Beijing Radio and Television University from 1979 to 1982, earning a B.S. in electrical engineering, and the Harbin Institute of Technology from 1989 to 1992, earning a M.S. in engineering.

Career

In 1977, Wang began working at Factory 30 under the former Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, where he worked for two years. Following his college education in engineering, he returned to Factory 30 (which was now under the control of the

Ministry of Aerospace Industry The Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China () was a government ministry of China from 1956 to 1988. The ministry was responsible for managing the Chinese space program. In 1988, the ministry was succeeded by the Mini ...

) and worked there until 1997, earning the title of Director and

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of the Party Committee for Factory 30. In 1997, Wang was transferred to the China Aerospace Corporation, where he worked as the deputy director for the political department. He would later serve as the director of the personnel and labor bureau and as the deputy general manager of the corporation. In 1998, his political career began when Wang was appointed

of the

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Committee of the CCP. In 2000, Wang was appointed to the CCP's Organization Department. In 2003, Wang was transferred to the

of the

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, becoming deputy director. He was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of this commission in 2008. In 2008, Wang was appointed Director and Party Secretary of the

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China ( zh, 中华人民共和国国家质量监督检验检疫总局, abbreviated AQSIQ) was a ministerial-level department under the State ...

following the

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. He served in this position until 2010. In 2010, Wang was appointed Director and

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of the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council following Li Rongrong's retirement. In 2013, during the

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, Wang was appointed a

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of the

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Li Keqiang Li Keqiang ( zh, s=李克强, p=Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing ...

. He was nominated for, and won, the position again during the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 202 ...

. Wang was a full member of the 18th,

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, and 20th

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Personal life

In 2010, he was named by ''Forbes'' Magazine the 62nd World's Most Powerful Person.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Yong 1955 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Politicians from Yingkou Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning State councillors of China Harbin Institute of Technology alumni Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference