Wang Dongming

Wang Dongming (Chinese: 王东明; born July 1956) is a Chinese politician who has served since 2018 as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Originally from Liaoning province, Wang served as the chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission between 2007 and 2012, and the Communist Party Secretary of Sichuan province between 2012 and 2018.[1]

For the Chinese mathematician, see Wang Dongming (academic).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Dongming
王东明
Wang Dongming in 2018
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Assumed office
March 2018
Preceded byLi Jianguo
Communist Party Secretary of Sichuan
In office
November 2012 – March 2018
DeputyWei Hong (Governor)
Yin Li
Preceded byLiu Qibao
Succeeded byPeng Qinghua
Personal details
BornJuly 1956 (age 64)
Benxi, Liaoning
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materLiaoning University

Career

Wang was born in Benxi, Liaoning province in 1956. He took part in rural manual labour in Huanren County, Liaoning in the latter stages of the Cultural Revolution. After the Cultural Revolution ended, he obtained a degree in philosophy at Liaoning University, then went to the city of Jinzhou to serve as local Communist Youth League chief. He then served as party chief of Suizhong County and then Dengta County, then vice mayor of Liaoyang.

He obtained a postgraduate degree at the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Party School. In 1997, Wang became a member of the Liaoning provincial Party Standing Committee, and also served concurrently as the head of the organization department of Liaoning. In September 2002, he became the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (vice-minister rank) and the director of the No. 2 Cadres department.

In July 2007, Wang was appointed the chief of General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission, in charge of institutional reforms, holding the rank of a minister; he stayed in the role until 2012, when he was transferred to become party chief of Sichuan,[2] succeeding Liu Qibao. Wang's appointment in Sichuan came at a sensitive time. Sichuan was known to be a power base of the former security chief Zhou Yongkang. Wang assisted party disciplinary authorities as political allies of Zhou were investigated and sacked. Wang accompanied Xi Jinping on his 2015 visit to the United States.[1] In March 2018, Wang was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[3] Later he was appointed as the Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[4]

He was a standing committee member of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and a member of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.[1]

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Wang, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[5]

References
  1. "Wang Dongming". China Vitae. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Reshuffling at the top continues". China Daily. 2012-11-22.
  3. "十三届全国人大一次会议选举产生全国人大常委会副委员长、秘书长". Xinhua. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. "全国人大常委会副委员长王东明当选中华全国总工会主席". 澎湃新闻. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  5. "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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