Wang Hao (born 1965)

Wang Hao
王昊
Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2023 – May 2024
ChairmanZhang Yizhen
Communist Party Secretary of Suqian
In office
December 2020 – March 2023
Preceded byZhang Aijun [zh]
Succeeded byChen Zhongwei
Mayor of Suqian
In office
January 2019 – December 2020
Preceded byWang Tianqi [zh]
Succeeded byLiu Hao
Personal details
BornFebruary 1965 (age 59)
Dangshan County, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing University
Peking University

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王昊; pinyin: Wáng Hào; born February 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in his home-province Jiangsu. As of May 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Wang was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

Wang was born in Dangshan County, Anhui, in February 1965.[1] In 1983, he entered Nanjing University, where he majored in philosophy.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1985 during his sophomore year.[1] He obtained a master's degree in public administration from Peking University in June 2009.[1]

Career

Wang worked in government after university in 1987.[1] From September 1990 to August 2001, he worked at the Office of the CCP Xuzhou Municipal Committee.[1] He was eventually promoted to deputy director in April 2001.[1] He was secretary of the Pizhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in August 2001 and subsequently mayor of Pizhou in January 2003.[1] He also served as deputy party secretary.[1] After a short time as party secretary of Pei County, he was promoted to vice mayor of Xuzhou in December 2007.[1] In December 2013 he was promoted again to become executive vice mayor.[1] He was also a member of the CCP Xuzhou Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[1] In February 2017, he became chairman of the Xuzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, but having held the position for only a year.[1]

In February 2018, Wang was named acting mayor of Suqian, confirmed in January 2019.[2] In December 2020, he was promoted to party secretary.[3] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a prefecture-level city.[3] In January 2021, he was chosen as chairman of Suqian Municipal People's Congress, the city's top legislative body.

In January 2023, Wang took office as vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.[4]

Downfall

On 20 May 2024, Wang was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[5] He is the fourth mayor/ party secretary in Suqian to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog, the other three are: Qiu He, Zhang Xinshi [zh], and Miao Ruilin.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Yi Yi (伊一) (17 February 2017). 徐州市十五届政协主席、副主席、秘书长名单(主席王昊). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (27 February 2018). 王昊任宿迁市代市长 张轩任副市长、市公安局局长(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Yuan Jie (袁杰) (22 December 2020). 王昊由宿迁市长转任市委书记,陈忠伟任宿迁市委副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Huang Yuxin (黄雨馨) (20 May 2024). 59岁江苏政协副主席王昊被查. caixing.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Senior political advisor of China's Jiangsu under investigation". Chinadaily.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ Zhai Ruimin (翟瑞民) (20 May 2024). 江苏省政协副主席王昊被查,系第4个落马的宿迁市委原书记. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Wang Tianqi [zh]
Mayor of Suqian
2019–2020
Succeeded by
Liu Hao
Party political offices
Preceded by
Zhang Aijun [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Suqian
2020–2023
Succeeded by
Chen Zhongwei