Wang Qishan
Vice President of China from 2018 to 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wang Qishan (/wɑːŋ tʃiːˈʃɑːn/;[1] Chinese: 王岐山; Wade–Giles: Wang Ch'i-shan; born 19 July 1948) is a Chinese retired politician who was one of the leading members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Vice President of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 17 March 2018 – 10 March 2023 | |
President | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Li Yuanchao |
Succeeded by | Han Zheng |
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | |
In office 15 November 2012 – 25 October 2017 | |
Deputy | Zhao Hongzhu; others |
Preceded by | He Guoqiang |
Succeeded by | Zhao Leji |
Leader of the Central Leading Group for Inspection Work | |
In office 15 November 2012 – 25 October 2017 | |
Deputy | Zhao Leji Zhao Hongzhu |
Preceded by | He Guoqiang |
Succeeded by | Zhao Leji |
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 15 March 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
Premier | Wen Jiabao |
Portfolio | Finance, Commerce, others |
Mayor of Beijing | |
In office 20 April 2003 – 30 November 2007 | |
Preceded by | Meng Xuenong |
Succeeded by | Guo Jinlong |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-07-19) 19 July 1948 (age 75) Qingdao, Shandong, Republic of China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1973–) |
Children | Anita Yiu Suen (adopted daughter) |
Relatives | Yao Yilin (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | Northwest University |
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Wang gained prominence in China's financial sector in the late 1980s. In 1994, Wang became the governor of the China Construction Bank. Wang then successively served in three regional roles: vice governor of Guangdong, Party secretary of Hainan, and Mayor of Beijing. Wang then served as vice premier in charge of finance and commercial affairs under Premier Wen Jiabao from March 2008 to March 2013, during which he also gained a seat on the Politburo.
Between 2012 and 2017, Wang had served as the secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the CCP's internal control and anti-corruption body, and a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee. He has been instrumental in carrying out General Secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign since 2013, and is considered to be among Xi's closest political allies.[2][3][4] From 2018 to 2023, he served as the vice president of the People's Republic of China, when he was one of the leading figures behind China's foreign affairs.