Wen Shizhen, male, Han nationality, is a native of Haicheng, Liaoning Province. He was born in 1940, joined the CPC in 1979, and graduated from Dalian University of Technology.
Wen has been identified with Liaoning Province and Dalian City throughout his long career. Wen served as vice-governor, then governor of Liaoning Province in the mid-1990s. In 1995 he became deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, and two years later was appointed secretary of the Committee.
Wen Shizhen is currently a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.