Wang Kai | |||||||
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王凯 | |||||||
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| Governor of Henan | |||||||
| Assumed office 2 April 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Yin Hong | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Changchun | |||||||
| In office April 2019 – March 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Junzheng | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1962 (age 62) Luoyang, Henan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanxi University Renmin University of China Wuhan University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王凱 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王凯 | ||||||
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Wang Kai (Chinese: 王凯; born July 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the governor of Henan. Previously he served as the party chief of Changchun, the capital of northeast China's Jilin province. He entered the workforce in October 1983, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1984.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Wang was born in Luoyang, Henan, in July 1962. After taking his college entrance examination in 1979, he was admitted to Shanxi University, where he majored in political economics. After university in 1983, he became a teacher at the Chinese Communist Party's School in Jincheng of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In September 1988, he entered the Renmin University of China, earning a master's degree in political economics.
Career
[edit]In July 1991, he was appointed an official of the Case Room of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts. In April 2001, he was transferred to southwest China's Guangxi and appointed the vice mayor of Wuzhou. In August 2003, he was appointed head of the Organization Department of Wuzhou Municipal CCP Committee and was admitted to the standing committee of the Party, the city's top authority. In September 2006, he was appointed deputy Party chief, concurrently holding the position of mayor since February 2008. During that time, he obtained a doctor's degree in economics from Wuhan University in June 2012. In January 2013 he became the deputy Party chief of Yulin, rising to Party chief the next year.[2] He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guangxi Provincial Committee in November 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in northeast China's Jilin province in March 2017. He also served as head of the Organization Department of the CCP Jilin Provincial Committee. In April 2019, he was named Party chief of Changchun, replacing Wang Junzheng.[3] In April 2021, he was transferred to his home province of Henan and appointed governor.[4] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a province.[4] In October 2022, Wang was elected as a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2 April 2021). 二度跨省任职，王凯履新河南省代省长. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (27 January 2014). 王凯任玉林市委书记 金湘军卸任 [Wang Kai appointed party chief of Yulin, replacing Jin Xiangjun]. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Shen Yan (沈严) (2 April 2021). 长春原市委书记王凯履新河南省代省长 [Wang Kai, former party chief of Changchun, appointed acting governor of Henan]. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b 王凯任河南省代省长 [Wang Kai appointed acting governor of Henan]. qq.com (in Chinese). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-13.