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Wang Zhaoguo

Wang Zhaoguo

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Wang Zhaoguo is a Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a prominent Chinese politician, statesman, theorist, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng became a reformer who led China towards market economics...

. At age 41 he had already acquired a ministerial position job.

Wang Zhaoguo was born in Fengrun, Hebei
Hebei
' is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province , a Han Dynasty province that included southern Hebei...

 in 1941. He joined the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China and the world's largest political party...

 in 1965. He graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
The Harbin Institute of Technology , or HIT, is colloquially known as Hagongda . It is a technical university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Harbin Institute of Technology is widely recognized as one of the top universities in China. It is ranked 9th nationally in China in...

 in 1966.

He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League
Communist Youth League
The Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by Communist Party of China. The league is organized on the party pattern...

 from 1982 to 1984, at which point he was of a higher position than both current President Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...

 and Premier Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao is the current Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as the country's head of government and leading its cabinet...

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Wang Zhaoguo is a Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a prominent Chinese politician, statesman, theorist, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng became a reformer who led China towards market economics...

. At age 41 he had already acquired a ministerial position job.

Biography


Wang Zhaoguo was born in Fengrun, Hebei
Hebei
' is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province , a Han Dynasty province that included southern Hebei...

 in 1941. He joined the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China and the world's largest political party...

 in 1965. He graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
The Harbin Institute of Technology , or HIT, is colloquially known as Hagongda . It is a technical university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Harbin Institute of Technology is widely recognized as one of the top universities in China. It is ranked 9th nationally in China in...

 in 1966.

He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League
Communist Youth League
The Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by Communist Party of China. The league is organized on the party pattern...

 from 1982 to 1984, at which point he was of a higher position than both current President Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...

 and Premier Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao is the current Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as the country's head of government and leading its cabinet...

. He became Governor of Fujian
Fujian
' is a province on the southeast coast of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

 from 1987 to 1990.

He was the Head of United Front Department
United Front (PRC)
The United Front in the People's Republic of China is a popular front led by the Communist Party of China. It is managed by the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee and besides the communist party it consists of eight minor parties...

 from 1992 to 2002. In 2003 he became the Vice-Chairman of standing committee of 10th National People's Congress
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China...

, and was re-elected in 11th National People's Congress in 2008.. He is a member of the 16th
16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
The 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in November 15, 2002.-Members:#Wang Lequan...

 and 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
The 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 addition, he serves as the Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
All-China Federation of Trade Unions
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions , is the sole national trade union federation of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest trade union in the world with 134 million members in 1,713,000 primary trade union organizations...

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External links

Biography of Wang Zhaoguo, People's Daily Online.