China's Political Season: Wang Yang's profile

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Now let's look at Wang Yang's profile.

Wang was born in March 1955. He is an ethnic Han from Suzhou, Anhui Province. He began his first job in June 1972 and joined the Communist Party of China in August 1975.

Wang is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, and was just elected chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is also the vice premier of the State Council and a member of its Leading Party Members Group.

From 1992 to 1993, Wang worked as the director of the Anhui Provincial Planning Commission, and assistant and vice governor of Anhui Province. After 1993, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC's Anhui Provincial Committee.

After 1998, Wang served as the deputy secretary of the CPC's Anhui Provincial Committee, while holding the job of vice governor.

From 1999 to 2003, he became the vice minister of the National Development and Planning Commission. Later, he worked as the deputy secretary-general of the State Council.

In 2005, Wang served as the secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee.

Two years later, in 2007, he became a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and has been there ever since.

From 2007 to 2012, he was also the secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee. Wang has been vice premier of the State Council since 2013.

Last year, he was elected onto the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, as well as the Leading Party Members Group.