Wang Rulin

Not to be confused with Wang Ruilin.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Rulin
王儒林
Communist Party Chief of Shanxi province
Assumed office
September 2014
Deputy Li Xiaopeng (Governor)
Lou Yangsheng (party affairs)
Preceded by Yuan Chunqing
Communist Party Chief of Jilin province
In office
December 2012 – August 2014
Preceded by Sun Zhengcai
Succeeded by Bayanqolu
Governor of Jilin province
In office
December 2009 – December 2012
Preceded by Han Changfu
Succeeded by Bayanqolu
Personal details
Born April 1953 (age 62)
Puyang, Henan, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Jilin University

Wang Rulin (Chinese: 王儒林; born April 1953) is a Chinese politician and senior regional official. Since September 2014 Wang has been the Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi Province. Wang took over the role after the political establishment in Shanxi was decimated due to corruption investigations. Wang formerly served as Party Secretary (2012–14) and Governor (2009–12) of Jilin province.[1][2]

Biography

Wang is a native of Puyang, Henan province. He holds a master's degree in Economics from Jilin University.[1][2]

Wang Rulin entered the work force in 1969 and spent his entire career in Jilin province. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1973. In 1987 he became the provincial head of the Communist Youth League of China.[1][2]

Wang Rulin became the mayor of Tonghua in 1993, and the city's Communist Party Chief in 1994. In 1998 he was transferred to Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture to be the prefectural party chief. In 2001 Wang was promoted to executive vice governor of Jilin province, and became the Communist Party Chief of the provincial capital Changchun in 2004. In December 2009 he was appointed the acting governor of Jilin, and was officially elected Governor in January 2010. In December 2012 he was promoted to Communist Party Chief of Jilin.[1][2]

In September 2014 he was appointed Party Chief of Shanxi province, replacing Yuan Chunqing. Governor Bayanqolu succeeded him as Party Chief of Jilin.[1][2]

Wang was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee and is a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2]

References

Party political offices
Preceded by
Yuan Chunqing
Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi
2014 –
Incumbent
Preceded by
Sun Zhengcai
Communist Party Secretary of Jilin
2012 – 2014
Succeeded by
Bayanqolu
Preceded by
Du Xuefang
Communist Party Secretary of Changchun
2004 – 2007
Succeeded by
Gao Guangbin
Political offices
Preceded by
Han Changfu
Governor of Jilin
2009 – 2012
Succeeded by
Bayanqolu
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