Wang Gang is a politician of the
People's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and a leader of the
Communist Party of ChinaThe Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
(CPC). He was born in Fuyu County, Jilin Province, and graduated from the department of
philosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
of
Jilin UniversityJilin University is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education.-History:Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many Universities and colleges and changed its name many times...
. He joined the CPC in June 1971. He was an alternate member of the
15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of ChinaThe 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1997 to 2002. It held seven plenary sessions.It elected the 15th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 1997.-Brief chronology:#1st Plenary Session...
, an alternate
16th Politburo of the Communist Party of ChinaThe 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November 15, 2002.-Members:#Wang Lequan...
and a secretary of the
Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central CommitteeThe Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee is the permanent bureaucracy of the Communist Party of China and forms a parallel structure to state organizations in the People's Republic of China....
. He was elevated to a full member of the
17th Politburo of the Communist Party of ChinaThe 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 22, 2007.-Standing Committee members:#Hu Jintao#Wu Bangguo#Wen Jiabao#Jia Qinglin#Li Changchun#Xi Jinping#Li Keqiang...
in 2007. He currently serves as one of the vice chairmen of the 11th
Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceThe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...
(CPPCC), and the secretary of a working committee of organs directly affiliated to the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of ChinaThe Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the highest authority within the Communist Party of China. Its approximately 350 members and alternates are selected once every five years by the National Party Congress....
. He previously served as an information agent on
TaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, and later was responsible for the State Bureau for Letters and Calls and the State Archives Administration. He was promoted to the position of director of the central executive office of the CPC in 1999.
External links
Wang Gang's profile at xinhuanet.com