- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
| Wang Qishan 王岐山 |
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 Wang Qishan (center) with Barack Obama |
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| Premier | Wen Jiabao |
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| Born | July 1, 1948 Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Northwest University |
Wang Qishan (Chinese: 王岐山; pinyin: Wáng Qíshān; born July 1948 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a politician in the People's Republic of China who currently serves as the Vice-Premier in charge of economic, energy and financial affairs under premier Wen Jiabao. Previously Wang served in regional positions in Hainan and Beijing. He was elected to the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China, became a member 17th CPC Central Committee and was elected Vice-Premier in March 2008.
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Biography
Wang Qishan was born in Qingdao, Shandong but is considered a native of Tianzhen, Shanxi. Wang graduated from the History Department of Northwest University in 1976. Wang was the Governor of the China Construction Bank from 1994 to 1997. He first took over from Meng Xuenong when SARS struck Beijing in spring 2003, at which time he was the Party Secretary in Hainan, and was confirmed as mayor in early 2004. From 2004-2007, Wang served as the Mayor of Beijing. He is known to be frank and responsible. In a recent City Management Radio programme, listeners were astonished to hear the mayor apologize. 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.
In 2009, Wang was appointed by President Hu Jintao as his special representative to chair the Economic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue for the Chinese side.
Personal life
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson said that Wang is "decisive and inquisitive" and "an avid historian, enjoys philosophical debates and has a wicked sense of humor." Paulson writes, "He is a Chinese patriot, but he understands the U.S. and knows that each of our two countries benefits from the other's economic success. And he is bold — he takes on challenges, does things that have never been done before and succeeds. Wang managed the largest bankruptcy restructuring in China's history in 1998 and thereby prevented a banking crisis that could have crippled the country's growth."[1]
Wang was named as one of the most influential people in the world in the 2009 Time 100 list.[1]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bai Keming |
Secretary of the CPC Hainan Committee 2002 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Wang Xiaofeng |
| Preceded by Bai Keming |
Chairman of Hainan People's Congress 2003 |
Succeeded by Wang Xiaofeng |
| Preceded by Meng Xuenong |
Mayor of Beijing 2003 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Guo Jinlong (Acting) |
Preceded by Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki |
President of Orginizing Comitee for Summer Olympic Games 2008 |
Succeeded by Sebastian Coe |
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