Wang Chen (politician)

Wang Chen
王晨
Wang Chen in 2020
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
14 March 2013 – 10 March 2023
First-ranking between March 2018 and March 2023
ChairmanZhang Dejiang
Li Zhanshu
Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
14 March 2013 – 17 March 2018
Preceded byLi Jianguo
Succeeded byYang Zhenwu
Director of the State Council Information Office
In office
30 March 2008 – 26 April 2013
Preceded byCai Wu
Succeeded byCai Mingzhao
Personal details
Born (1950-12-02) 2 December 1950 (age 73)
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1975–present)
Alma materGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Wang Chen (Chinese: 王晨; pinyin: Wáng Chén; born 2 December 1950) is a Chinese journalist and retired politician who served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2013 to 2023, and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022.

He served as Director of State Council Information Office from 2008 to 2013 and as the Secretary-General of the 12th National People's Congress Standing Committee from 2013 to 2018.