China Vitae : Biography of Wang Qishan

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.

Career Data

2008—	Vice-Premier, State Council	§
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2004—2007	Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2003—2007	Member, CPC, Municipal Committee, Standing Committee Beijing Municipality
2003—2007	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Beijing Municipality
2003—2004	Vice-Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2003—2004	Acting Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
2002—2003	Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Hainan Province
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2003	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hainan Province
2000—2002	Secretary, Economic System Reform Scheme Office CPC, Party Committee
1998—2000	Vice-Governor, People's Government Guangdong Province
1997—2002	Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1997—2000	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Guangdong Province
1994—1997	Secretary, China Construction Bank CPC, Party Committee
1994—1997	Governor, China Construction Bank
1992—1992	Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1989—1993	Member, China Construction Bank CPC, Party Committee
1989—1993	Vice-Governor, China Construction Bank
1988—1989	Secretary, Agriculture Credit and Investment Co. CPC, Party Committee
1988—1989	Manager, Agriculture Credit and Investment Co.
1986—1988	Director, State Council, Rural Reform Experimental Area Dept.,
1983	Joined, CPC
1982—1986	Director, State Council, Rural Development Research Center,
1982—????	Researcher, CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Secretariat (Rural Policies Department)
1979—1982	Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Modern History Institute
1976	Graduate, Northwest University, History Department

Recent Travel & Appearances

30 Nov 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
28 Nov 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao made remarks while sitting down with personages outside the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC).
28 Nov 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao chaired a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee.
25 Nov 08	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao held in-depth talks with top economists and entrepreneurs to discuss the current economic situation.
16 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington, DC and met with the following: • Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister of Australia) Hu Jintao met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
15 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington, DC and met with the following: • Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of Great Britian) Hu Jintao met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during their meeting on the sidelines of the summit meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) on financial markets and the world economy.
15 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington, DC and met with the following: • Dimitri Medvedev (President of Russia) Hu Jintao met with Russian President Dimitri Medvedev during their meeting on the sidelines of the summit meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) on financial markets and the world economy.
14 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington, DC Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing arrived in Washington, for a summit to discuss issues concerning financial markets and the global economy.
14 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington, DC Hu Jintao attended the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy.
12 Nov 08	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Jean Pierre Lafon (President of the Bureau of International Expositions) • V.G. Loscertales (Secretary-General of the Bureau of International Expositions) Wang Qishan met with President of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) Jean Pierre Lafon.

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