Dio Wang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Dio Wang
Whip of the Palmer United Party
in the Senate
In office
19 November 2014 – 12 March 2015
LeaderGlenn Lazarus
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Leader of the Palmer United Party
in Western Australia
In office
1 April 2013 – 12 March 2015
DeputyChamonix Terblanche
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 2014 – 2 July 2016
Succeeded byRod Culleton
Personal details
Born
Wáng Zhènyà (王振亚)

(1981-01-20) 20 January 1981 (age 43)
Nanjing, China
Political partyLiberal (before 2013, 2016–present)
Other political
affiliations		Palmer United (2013–2016)
Spouse
Josephine Deng
​
(m. 2004)​
ResidenceKarrinyup, Western Australia
Alma materSoutheast University
University of Melbourne
OccupationChief executive officer
civil engineer
ProfessionBusinessman
politician

Zhenya Wang (Chinese: 王振亚; pinyin: Wáng Zhènyà;[1] born 20 January 1981), also known as Dio Wang, is a former Chinese-born Australian senator and civil engineer. He was the CEO of Australasian Resources from July 2010 until 20 June 2014, when he resigned in preparation for his role as Senator for Western Australia (WA).[2] He did not retain his seat at the 2016 double dissolution election recording 0.38% of the WA primary senate vote.

  1. ^ The way Wang's name is written or pronounced in Chinese has never been confirmed by official sources, but "王振亚" is the transliteration widely used in Chinese language media.
  2. ^ "Resignation of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer" (PDF) (Press release). ASX. Australasian Resources. 6 May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.