| Wang Lequan 王乐泉 |
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| Preceded by | Song Hanliang |
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| Born | December 1944 Shouguang, Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
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Wang Lequan (simplified Chinese: 王乐泉; traditional Chinese: 王樂泉; pinyin: Wáng Lèquán; born December 1944) is a prominent regional leader in Xinjiang, China. He has been the Regional Secretary of the Communist Party of China of the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, the region's highest-ranked position, since 1994.
From 2004, he has also served as a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China.
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Biography
Wang Lequan was born in Shouguang, Shandong in December 1944. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1966. He was a post-graduate at the Central Party School of the CPC Central Committee. Wang ran the Communist Youth League in Shandong Province in the mid-1980s and became vice governor of Shandong in 1989.[1]
Wang has been the Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Committee from 1994. Since he took on the role, he has been responsible for modernization of the region. He encouraged industrialization and development of commerce, invested in roads and railways. He further the development of the oil and gas fields in the region, link-up of pipelines from Kazakhstan to eastern China. On the other hand, he constrained local culture and religion, substituted Mandarin for Uyghur language in primary schools; restricted or banned, among government workers, the wearing of beards and headscarves, fasting and praying while on the job.[1][2]
Wang is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He is a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC, and the first political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
He is known for his hardline approach to ethnic minorities. He acquired the nickname “the stability secretary” for his ability to enter into a chaotic situation and bring it to order.[1]
Wang has been widely criticized by Uighurs and foreign scholars of Xinjiang for his hard-liner policies. But after the 2009 July riot in Urumqi, Han Chinese became frustrated with him because of the slow progress in restoring social order and called for his resignation in public demonstrations.[3]
Positions held
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- 1966-1975 Deputy head of Houzhen Commune, Shouguang County, Shandong Province, member of the Standing Committee of the HouzhenCommune Revolutionary Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Houzhen CPC Committee, and deputy secretary of the Chengguan Commune Committee of the CPC
- 1975-1978 Deputy secretary of the Shouguang County Committee of the CPC, Shandong Province and vice-chairman of the Shouguang County Revolutionary Committee
- 1978-1982 Secretary of the Shouguang County Committee of the CPC, Shandong Province and chairman of the Shouguang County Revolutionary Committee
- 1982-1986 Deputy secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (studied in a training program from September 1983 to July 1986)
- 1986-1988 Deputy secretary of the Liaocheng Prefectural Committee of the CPC, Shandong Province
- 1988-1989 Secretary of the Liaocheng Prefectural Committee of the CPC, Shandong Province
- 1989-1991 Vice governor of Shandong Province
- 1991-1992 Member of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC and vice-chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
- 1992-1994 Deputy secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC and vice-chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
- 1994-1995 Acting secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC and vice-chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
- 1995-2002 Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC and the first political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
- 2002- Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC and the first political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
See also
References
- ^ a b c Wines, Michael (10 July 2009). "A Strongman Is China’s Rock in Ethnic Strife". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/world/asia/11xinjiang.html.
- ^ Swain, Jon (12 July 2009). "Security chiefs failed to spot signs calling for Uighur revolt". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6689733.ece. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "New Protests Reported in Restive Chinese Region". The New York Times. 3 September 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/world/asia/04china.html. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
External links
- (Chinese) Biography of Wang Lequan, People's Daily Online.
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Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Committee 1994 – |
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