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Wang Tao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Leting, Hebei Province. He was born in 1931, joined the CPC in 1948 and studied at Northeast Geological Institute.

Wang spent his entire career in the oil industry. He began as a manager at the Dagong Oilfield Headquarters. He later became the general manager of the Nanhai Eastern Petroleum Corporation. He ultimately became Minister of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry. In 1995, he became chairman of China Petroleum Financial Co. Ltd.

Wang was a member of the 13th and 14th CPC Central Committees and vice-chairman of the 9th NPC‘s Environmental and Resources Protection Committee.

Recent Career Data

1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Vice-Chairman, 9th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the NPC
1996—1998	Senior Consultant, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
1995—	Chairman, China Petroleum Financial Co. Ltd.
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1989—1996	General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
1987—1992	Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee
1985—1988	Minister, Ministry of Petroleum Industry
1948	Joined, CPC