Wang Min (politician, born 1950)

For the unrelated politician born in 1956, see Wang Min (born 1956).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Min
王珉
Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning
In office
November 2009 – May 2015
Preceded byZhang Wenyue
Succeeded byLi Xi
Communist Party Secretary of Jilin
In office
December 2006 – November 2009
Preceded byWang Yunkun
Succeeded bySun Zhengcai
Governor of Jilin Province
In office
October 2004 – December 2006
Preceded byHong Hu
Succeeded byHan Changfu
Personal details
BornMarch 1950 (age 74)
Huainan, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma materNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Wang Min (Chinese: 王珉; born March 1950) is a former politician of the People's Republic of China. He successively served as Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning province, Party Secretary and Governor of Jilin province, and Vice Governor of Jiangsu province.[1][2] Once considered a promising future leader in the Communist Party,[3] Wang retired from his provincial leadership positions in 2015, before coming under investigation for corruption in 2016. He was sentenced to life in prison upon being convicted on charges of bribery and dereliction of duty.[4]

A native of Huainan, Anhui province, Wang has a doctoral degree in Engineering in Machinery Manufacturing from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and was a professor and vice president of the university.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b 王珉简历 [Biography of Wang Min] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on January 2, 2005. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  2. ^ a b 王珉简历 [Biography of Wang Min] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
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