Wang Qishan

Wang Qishan
Wang Qishan
王岐山
	Wang in 2019
Vice President of the People's Republic of China
	In office; 17 March 2018 – 10 March 2023
President	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Li Yuanchao
Succeeded by	Han Zheng
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	In office; 15 November 2012 – 25 October 2017
Deputy	Zhao Hongzhu; others
Preceded by	He Guoqiang
Succeeded by	Zhao Leji
Leader of the Central Leading Group for Inspection Work
	In office; 15 November 2012 – 25 October 2017
Deputy	Zhao Leji; Zhao Hongzhu
Preceded by	He Guoqiang
Succeeded by	Zhao Leji
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
	In office; 15 March 2008 – 14 March 2013 Serving with Li Keqiang, Hui Liangyu, Zhang Dejiang
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Portfolio	Finance, Commerce, others
Personal details
Born	July 19, 1948 (age 76); Qingdao, Shandong, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Northwest University

Wang Qishan (Chinese: 王岐山; born 19 July 1948) is a Chinese retired politician who served as Vice President of the People's Republic of China from 2018 to 2023. Wang was one of the leading figures behind China's foreign affairs, along with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Between 2012 and 2017, Wang had served as the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal control and anti-corruption body, and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He has been instrumental in carrying out General Secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign since 2013.

Wang gained prominence in China's financial sector in the late 1980s. In 1994, Wang became the Governor of the China Construction Bank. Wang then successively served in three regional roles: Vice-Governor of Guangdong, Party Secretary of Hainan, and Mayor of Beijing. Wang then served as Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of finance and commercial affairs under premier Wen Jiabao from March 2008 to March 2013, during which he also gained a seat on the party's Politburo.

Wang is considered to be among Xi Jinping's closest political allies.^[1]^[2]

Wang Qishan Media

George Osborne with Wang Qishan outside the Institute of Directors in London, 8 September 2011
Wang Qishan and former State Councilor Dai Bingguo holding a basketball in the Oval Office with U.S. President Barack Obama (2009)
Wang Qishan meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, and Acting U. S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on December 19, 2012

References

↑ Zheng Xinyi (2018). 《致敬王岐山：他留下“不敢腐”的震慑》. 《东西南北》 [Dong Xi Nan Bei] (in 中文). Vol. 502. Changchun, Jilin: Dong Nan Xi Bei Agency. pp. 12–15. ISSN 1000-7296.
↑ Zhu Jingsheng (2018). 《永远的王岐山》. 《广角镜》 [Wind Angle] (in 中文). Vol. 542. Hong Kong: Sun Seven Stars. p. 28. ISSN 1609-2589.

Other websites

[1] Zheng Xinyi (2018). 《致敬王岐山：他留下“不敢腐”的震慑》. 《东西南北》 [Dong Xi Nan Bei] (in 中文). Vol. 502. Changchun, Jilin: Dong Nan Xi Bei Agency. pp. 12–15. ISSN 1000-7296.

[2] Zhu Jingsheng (2018). 《永远的王岐山》. 《广角镜》 [Wind Angle] (in 中文). Vol. 542. Hong Kong: Sun Seven Stars. p. 28. ISSN 1609-2589.

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