Wang Zhaoguo

Wang Zhaoguo
王兆国
First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013
ChairmanWu Bangguo
Preceded byTian Jiyun
Succeeded byLi Jianguo
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
In office
December 2002 – February 2013
Preceded byWei Jianxing
Succeeded byLi Jianguo
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
27 March 1993 – 13 March 2003
ChairmanLi Ruihuan
Head of the United Front Work Department
In office
December 1992 – December 2002
General SecretaryJiang Zemin
Preceded byDing Guangen
Succeeded byLiu Yandong
Governor of Fujian
In office
September 1987 – November 1990
Preceded byHu Ping
Succeeded byJia Qinglin
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
April 1984 – April 1986
General SecretaryHu Yaobang
Preceded byQiao Shi
Succeeded byWen Jiabao
First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
In office
December 1982 – December 1984
Preceded byHan Ying
Succeeded byHu Jintao
Personal details
Born (1941-07-14) July 14, 1941 (age 83)
Fengrun, Tangshan, Hebei, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1965–2013)
Alma materHarbin Institute of Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese王兆国
Traditional Chinese王兆國
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Zhàoguó
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÔng Tiāu-kok

Wang Zhaoguo (Chinese: 王兆国; pinyin: Wáng Zhàoguó; born 14 July 1941) is a Chinese retired politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping.

An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a ministerial-level position at the age of 41. Before entering the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002, he successively served as the first secretary of the Communist Youth League of China, the chief of the party's General Office, a secretary of the Central Secretariat, the governor of Fujian, the head of the United Front Work Department and vice chairman of the CPPCC.

Initially speculated to be a political star and once regarded as the successor of the office of Party General Secretary, Wang's career leveled out after he entered the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002. In his later years, he served as the head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He retired in 2013.