Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 3/18/2008
Career Data Updated: 3/18/2008
Wang Qishan 王岐山
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro; Vice-Premier, State Council
Born: 1948
Birthplace: Shanxi Province, Tianzhen
Biography
Wang Qishan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianzhen, Shanxi province. He was born in 1948, joined the CPC in 1983 and graduated from Northwest University. Wang has served as director of several leading banks including the China Investment Bank and the China Construction Bank. He served as a member of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee in 2003, and he was appointed mayor of Beijing in the same year.
In 2007 he became a member of the Politboro of the 17th CPC Central Committee, a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and in 2008 he became Vice-Premier of the State Council.
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