Wang Jianguo

Wang Jianguo 王建国
Mayor of Xiaoyi
In office August 2013 – December 2014
Personal details
Born	October 1965 (age 59) Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence(s)	Xiaoyi, Shanxi
Alma mater	Shanxi University
Occupation	Politician

Wang Jianguo
Traditional Chinese	王建國
Simplified Chinese	王建国
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wāng Jiànguó

Wang Jianguo (born October 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in North China's Shanxi province. As of December 2014 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as the Mayor of Xiaoyi.

Life and career

Wang was born and raised in Lishi District of Lüliang, Shanxi. he entered Shanxi University in August 1981, majoring in Chinese language and literature, where he graduated in July 1985.

On leaving university in August 1985, he began his political career when he was assigned to Lüliang as an officer. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1988. He spent 17 years working in there before serving as the head of Organization Department of Liulin County Party Committee and a Standing Committee of the County Committee.

In November 2009, he was promoted to become the Deputy Communist Party Secretary and County Governor of Zhongyang County, he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Xiaoyi, a county-level city under the administration of Lüliang prefecture-level city, and appointed the vice-mayor and acting mayor. On August 8, 2013, he was elected mayor of Xiaoyi.

On December 3, 2014, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".