Compiled from the following sources:
People's Daily Online
XINHUA Online (China View)
Photo courtesy Baidu Baike
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 9/24/2012
Career Data Updated: 9/24/2012
Wang Lijun 王立军
Former Vice-Mayor of Chongqing Municipality
Born: 1959
Birthplace: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Arxan City
Biography
Wang Lijun, male, Mongolia Nationality, is a native of Arxan City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He was born in 1959, entered the work force in 1976, joined the police force in 1983, and joined the CPC in 1987. He is CPC Secretary and Head of Public Security Department of Chongqing Municipality since 2009. On May 2011, he was elected as Vice-Mayor of Chongqing Municipality.
In September 2012, Wang Lijun was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking.
