Wang Yupu (Chinese: 王玉普; pinyin: Wáng Yùpǔ; October 1956 – 8 December 2020) was a Chinese politician and businessman, and a chairman of Sinopec, the world's second-biggest oil refiner.[1][2][3]

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Wang Yupu
王玉普
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Wang in 2017
Minister of Emergency Management
In office
19 March 2018  8 December 2020
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byHuang Ming
Director of the State Administration of Work Safety
In office
19 September 2017  19 March 2018
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byYang Huanning
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
In office
4 May 2015  19 September 2017
Preceded byFu Chengyu
Succeeded byDai Houliang
Personal details
Born(1956-10-06)6 October 1956
Xinmin County, Liaoning, China
Died8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 64)
Tianjin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNortheast Petroleum University
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Biography

Wang was born in Xinmin, Liaoning, and began his career in the Daqing Oil Field. In September 2017, Wang was appointed as the Director of the State Administration of Work Safety.[4] He was appointed as the first Minister of Emergency Management in March 2018.[5]

Wang died of Covid-19 at age 64 on 8 December 2020.[6][7]

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