Wang Zhaoguo | |
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王兆国 | |
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Member of the 16th and 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party | |
In office 15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012 | |
General secretary | Hu Jintao |
First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
In office 15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013 | |
Chairman | Wu Bangguo |
Preceded by | Tian Jiyun |
Succeeded by | Li Jianguo |
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions | |
In office December 2002 – February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Wei Jianxing |
Succeeded by | Li Jianguo |
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
In office 27 March 1993 – 13 March 2003 | |
Chairman | Li Ruihuan |
Head of the United Front Work Department | |
In office December 1992 – December 2002 | |
General secretary | Jiang Zemin |
Preceded by | Ding Guangen |
Succeeded by | Liu Yandong |
Member of Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party | |
In office September 1985 – August 1987 Serving with Xi Zhongxun、Li Peng and 10 others | |
General secretary | Hu Yaobang |
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party | |
In office April 1984 – April 1986 | |
Deputy | Wen Jiabao, others |
General secretary | Hu Yaobang |
Preceded by | Qiao Shi |
Succeeded by | Wen Jiabao |
First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China | |
In office December 1982 – December 1984 | |
Deputy | Hu Jintao, Liu Yandong, others |
Preceded by | Han Ying |
Succeeded by | Hu Jintao |
Personal details | |
Born | Fengrun, Tangshan, Hebei, Republic of China | July 14, 1941
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1965–2013) |
Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology |
Wang Zhaoguo (simplified Chinese: 王兆国; traditional Chinese: 王兆國; pinyin: Wáng Zhàoguó; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Tiāu-kok; born 14 July 1941)[1] is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a ministerial-level position at the age of 41. Before entering the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002, he successively served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, the chief of the party's General Office, Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Governor of Fujian, Head of the United Front Work Department and Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC.
Initially speculated to be a political star and once regarded as the successor of the office of Party General Secretary, Wang's career leveled out after he entered the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002. In his later years, he served as the head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and as a Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress. He retired in 2013.