Wang Hongzhang Explained

Office1:Chairman of China Construction Bank
Term Start1:28 November 2011
Term End1:31 July 2017
Predecessor1:Guo Shuqing
Successor1:Tian Guoli
Wang Hongzhang
Native Name:王洪章
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Changtu County, Liaoning, China
Occupation:Economist, banker
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Liaoning Finance and Trade College
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Wang Hongzhang (; born July 1954) is a Chinese economist and banker who served as party boss and chairman of China Construction Bank, one of the "big four" banks in China.

Wang was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress and a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Life and career

Wang was born in Changtu County in northeast China's Liaoning province, in July 1954.

He entered the work force in December 1971, during the Cultural Revolution, as a sent-down youth in Jinxi County (now Huludao). He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1974.

He entered Liaoning Finance and Trade College in October 1975, majoring in finance, and graduated in September 1978. He later studied at Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics as a part-time student.

After graduation he was assigned to People's Bank of China, where he worked until March 1984, when he was transferred to Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).

In November 2003 he was promoted to become head of the Commission for Inspecting Discipline of People's Bank of China, and named a member of CCP Committee, he held that office until November 2011.

In November 2011, he was appointed party secretary and chairman of China Construction Bank, replacing Guo Shuqing.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://news.xinhuanet.com/18cpcnc/2012-11/14/c_113690803.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116193553/http://news.xinhuanet.com/18cpcnc/2012-11/14/c_113690803.htm . dead . November 16, 2012 . zh:中国共产党第十八届中央委员会候补委员名单 . Xinhuanet . 2012-11-14 . zh.
  2. News: http://bank.hexun.com/2011-10-28/134676072.html . zh:郭树清因国家金融工作需要辞去建行董事长一职 . Hexun . 2011-10-28 . zh.