China Vitae : Biography of Wang Xudong

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: 6/16/2008
Career Data Updated: 6/16/2008

Wang Xudong 王旭东

Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee; Chairman, State Electricity Regulatory Commission

Born: 1946

Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Yancheng

Biography

Wang Xudong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1946, joined the CPC in 1972, and graduated from Tianjin College for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology.

Wang's career has alternated between leadership positions in Tianjin, the Ministry of Electronics Industry and Hebei Province. In the early 1990's, Wang held Party positions in the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, and in June of 2000 he became Secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee.

Wang Xudong was an alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He is currently a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Career Data

2008—	Chairman, State Electricity Regulatory Commission
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2003—2008	Minister, Ministry of Information Industry
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2000—	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hebei Province
2000—	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Hebei Province
1997—2002	Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1993—2000	Deputy Head, CPC, Central Committee, Organization Department
1991—1993	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Tianjin Municipality
	Head, CPC, Municipal Committee, Organization Department Tianjin Municipality
1983—1991	Member, CPC, Municipal Committee, Standing Committee Tianjin Municipality
1982	Graduate, Tianjin College for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Tianjin Municipality (System Engineering Class)
1980—1982	Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1978—1983	Director, Ministry of Electronics Industry, No.18 Research Institute
1974—1983	Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Electronics Industry, No.18 Research Institute CPC, Party Committee (National Defence Science Committee)
1974—1983	Deputy Secretary, PLA No. 1418 Research Institute CPC, Party Committee
1972	Joined, CPC
1969—1974	Secretary, PLA No. 1418 Research Institute CYLC, Institutional Level
1968—1969	Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor Tianjin Municipality
1966—1967	Intern, PLA No. 1418 Research Institute (National Defence Science Committee)
1962—1967	Student, Wuxi Electronics Industry Institute Jiangsu Province, Wuxi City

Recent Travel & Appearances

15 Mar 08	APPEARANCE	Wu Bangguo was reelected chairman of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
27 Feb 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at the Second Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
18 Feb 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed a workship attended by delegates from the Party's Organization Department.
20 Jan 08	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao presided over the executive meeting of the State Council.
17 Oct 07	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao presided over the second meeting of presidium of the 17th CPC National Congress.
15 Oct 07	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao delivered a report at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
12 Oct 07	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at the Seventh Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
25 Jun 07	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed a senior course for ministerial officials and provincial heads.
22 May 07	TRAVEL	Travelled to USA, Washington and met with the following: • Henry Paulson (U.S. Treasury Secretary) Wu Yi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson attended the opening of the second meeting of the China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue.
02 Feb 07	APPEARANCE	Li Changchun delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of a seminar for the ministers on the Selected Works of Jiang Zemin.