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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 2/24/2021
Career Data Updated: 2/10/2021

PHOTO: Wang Wentao
Wang Wentao 王文涛
Alternate Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee; Minister, Ministry of Commerce
Born: 1964

Biography Highlight

Wang Wentao was born in 1964 in Nantong, Jiangsu province. He attended Fudan University in Shanghai, graduating with a degree in philosophy. He joined the CPC in December 1994. After graduation he worked as an instructor at career institute of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology; he also served as the head of the Communist Youth League organization at the institute, as well as the managing the sales of photocopying machines. He was later transferred to work as mayor of the town of Wuku in Shanghai's Songjiang District, then party chief of Liugang. Then he served as deputy governor of Songjiang District in Shanghai and head of urban planning; he was also in charge of industrial development, the technology park, and export growth. In January 2005, Wang was then transferred to Kunming to become deputy party chief, then mayor. Then he was transferred back to Shanghai to serve as deputy party chief Huangpu District. In April 2011 he was named a provincial Party Standing Committee member of Jiangxi and party chief of the provincial capital Nanchang. In March 2015, Wang was named Party Secretary of Jinan. In April 2017, Wang was named deputy party chief of Shandong. On 26 March 2018, he was appointed acting Governor of Heilongjiang province, replacing Lu Hao. He was confirmed as Governor on 15 May. Wang has been an alternate member of the 18th and the 19th CPC Central Committees. In 2020 he became Minister of the Ministry of Commerce.

Recent Career Data

2020— Minister, Ministry of Commerce
2018—2018 Acting Governor, People's Government Heilongjiang Province
2018—2018 Vice-Governor, People's Government Heilongjiang Province
2018—2020 Governor, People's Government Heilongjiang Province
2017— Alternate Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
2012—2017 Alternate Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee

Recent Travel & Appearances

03/08/21 Wang Wentao says China has officially ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement
02/24/21 Wang Wentao says China is ready to strengthen exchanges with the United States in economic and trade fields

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