Wan Exiang
Wan Exiang | |
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万鄂湘 | |
Chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | |
Assumed office December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Zhou Tienong |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Gongan, Hubei, China |
Political party | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang |
Alma mater | Wuhan University (B.A., LL.D.) Yale Law School (LL.M.) |
Wan Exiang (Chinese: 万鄂湘; pinyin: Wàn Èxiāng; born 1956) is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–present), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present).
Biography
Wan Exiang was born in Gongan, Hubei in 1956. Wan received his B.A degree from Wuhan University in 1980, LL.M. degree from Yale Law School in 1987 and LL.D. degree from Wuhan University School of Law in 1988. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Wuhan University.
Wan was elected as the vice president of the Intermediate People's Court of Wuhan in 1996, vice president of the High People's Court of Hubei in 1999, and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court of China in 2000. He was elected President of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang in 2002.
Wan attended the Group of 20 parliament speakers in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 4, 2019. He announced that China is ready to strengthen parliamentary exchanges with Japan to better promote the improvement and development of bilateral relations.[1][2]
References
- ^ huaxia, ed. (2019-11-07). "Wan Exiang attends G20 parliament speakers' meeting in Tokyo". Xinhua News. XinhuaNet.
- ^ huaxia, ed. (2019-11-07). "Senior Chinese legislator calls for more parliamentary exchanges with Japan". Xinhua News. XinhuaNet.