Wang Hao (born 1965) explained

Office1:Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Term Start1:January 2023
Term End1:May 2024
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Zhang Yizhen
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Suqian
Term Start2:December 2020
Term End2:March 2023
Successor2:Chen Zhongwei
Office3:Mayor of Suqian
Term Start3:January 2019
Term End3:December 2020
Successor3:Liu Hao
Wang Hao
Native Name:王昊
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Dangshan County, Anhui, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Nanjing University
Peking University

Wang Hao (; 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,, and Miao Ruilin.[6]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Yi Yi (Chinese: 伊一) . http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201702/17/t20170217_20292025.shtml . zh:徐州市十五届政协主席、副主席、秘书长名单(主席王昊) . ce.cn . 17 February 2017 . 20 May 2024 . zh.
  2. News: Zhuang Yu (Chinese: 庄彧) . http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201802/27/t20180227_28275637.shtml . zh: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 . 27 February 2018 . 20 May 2024 . zh.
  3. News: Yuan Jie (Chinese: 袁杰) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_10488529 . zh: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 . 22 December 2020 . 20 May 2024 . zh.
  4. News: Huang Yuxin (Chinese: 黄雨馨) . zh:59岁江苏政协副主席王昊被查 . https://china.caixin.com/2024-05-20/102198178.html . 20 May 2024 . caixing.com . 20 May 2024 . zh.
  5. News: Senior political advisor of China's Jiangsu under investigation . 20 May 2024 . Chinadaily.com . 20 May 2024.
  6. News: Zhai Ruimin (Chinese: 翟瑞民) . https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240520A06S7G00 . zh: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 . 20 May 2024 . 20 May 2024 . zh.