Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 4/2/2004
Career Data Updated: 6/28/2006
Yang Wenchang 杨文昌
Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Born: 1944
Birthplace: Shandong Province
Biography Highlight
Yang Wenchang, male, Han nationality, was born in 1944 in Shandong Province. He began his 30-year career in foreign affairs at the Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom. This was followed by a tour at the embassy in France. From 1979 to 1993, he served in the Department of International Organizations and the Department of Personnel in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Recent Career Data
| 2003— | Commissioner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
| 1998—2003 | Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Responsible for West Asian, North African, and African affairs as well as for personnel affairs) | |
| 1997—1998 | Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1995—1997 | Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1993—1995 | Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Singapore | |
| 1990—1993 | Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Personnel Department | |
| 1987—1990 | Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Personnel Department | |
| 1984—1987 | Deputy Division Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Personnel Department | |
| 1984—1987 | Division Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Personnel Department | |
| 1979—1984 | Attache, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations and Conferences Department |
