Wu Bangguo
Wu Bangguo 吴邦国 | |
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| 10th Chairman of the NPCSC | |
| In office 10th National People's Congress 11th National People's Congress | |
| Assumed office March 15, 2003 | |
| Deputy | Wang Zhaoguo |
| Gen-Secy | Hu Jintao |
| Preceded by | Li Peng |
| Vice Premier of the PRC | |
| In office 18 March 1998 - 16 March 2003 | |
| Premier | Zhu Rongji |
| 12th CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Deputy | Huang Ju (Mayor) |
| Preceded by | Zhu Rongji |
| Succeeded by | Huang Ju |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1941 (age 83) Feidong, Hefei, Anhui, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse | Zhang Ruizhen |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
| Signature | File:Wu Bangguo sign.jpg |
Wu Bangguo (simplified Chinese: 吴邦国; traditional Chinese: 吳邦國; pinyin: Wú Bāngguó; born July 1941 in Feidong County, Anhui) is a high-ranking politician in the People's Republic of China. He is currently Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a position that makes him China's chief legislator. He is also ranked second in official rankings of state and party leaders according to his qualifications in the Party.
A native of Anhui, Wu is an electric engineer by profession, and rose to national fame through regional work as the party chief of Shanghai and as Vice-Premier of the State Council.
Early life
He entered Tsinghua University in 1960, majoring in electron tube engineering at the Department of Radio Electronics, where he graduated in 1967. He subsequently was employed as a worker and technician at Shanghai's No. 3 Electronic Tube Factory, and then deputy chief and chief of the technical section from 1976 to 1978. He would eventually go on to lead the factory as its party secretary. In 1978 he was assigned to become the deputy manager of Shanghai Electronic Elements Company, and between 1979 and 1981 the deputy manager of Shanghai Electron Tube Company. Between 1981 and 1983 he worked as the deputy secretary of Shanghai Meters, Instruments and Telecommunications Bureau.
Political life
Wu's work in electronics companies earned him a tenure in the city's upper echelons of power. He became part of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai party committee in 1983, effectively becoming part of Shanghai's political inner circle, and was put in charge of work related to science and technology. Between 1985 and 1991, Wu was elevated to Deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, and subsequently as CPC party chief of Shanghai, the city's first-in-charge.
As Shanghai's political and economic stature grew due to economic reforms, Wu gained a seat on the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, China's ruling council, in 1992. He was subsequently elevated to Vice-Premier of the State Council in 1995 under Premier Li Peng, where he served in a portfolio dealing with industry and reforming state-owned enterprises, ranking third. He continued as Vice-Premier under Zhu Rongji, and served in the role until the 2003 National People's Congress.
At the 16th Party Congress in November 2002, Wu entered the highest power elite in the country, ranking second in the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. Since 2003, he has served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, a position which is roughly equivalent to that of a Speaker of a legislative assembly. At the 11th National People's Congress, he was re-elected as Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee on 15 March 2008.[1]
Wu has seen his share of controversy in June 2007 when he visited Hong Kong and said "Hong Kong will have as much power as Beijing wants it to and nothing more."[2]
References
- ^ "Wu Bangguo reelected chairman of NPC Standing Committee", Xinhua, 15 March 2008.
- ^ Asia News
External links
- Wu Bangguo biography at China Vitae (online database of Chinese officials)
- ^ "Chinese Government Leadership". US-China Business Council. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Li, Cheng. "Xi Jinping 习近平" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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- ^ Li, Cheng. "Wang Huning 王沪宁" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Li, Cheng. "Cai Qi 蔡奇" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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