Wang Kemin (born 1957) explained

Office1:Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress
Term Start1:30 January 2016
Term End1:January 2021
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Xu Shousheng
Du Jiahao
Office2:Head of Education Department of Hunan Government
Term Start2:September 2011
Term End2:March 2016
Predecessor2:Zhang Fangping (Chinese: 张放平)
Successor2:Xiao Guo'an (Chinese: 肖国安)
Office3:Head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan Government
Term Start3:February 2003
Term End3:September 2011
Predecessor3:Ji Yigui (Chinese: 季益贵)
Successor3:Peng Guofu (Chinese: 彭国甫)
Office4:President of Hunan University
Term Start4:May 1999
Term End4:April 2003
Predecessor4:Yu Ruqin
Successor4:Gu Shiwen
Wang Kemin
Native Name:王柯敏
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Ningxiang County, Hunan, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Hunan University
ETH Zurich

Wang Kemin (; born August 1957) is a retired Chinese politician and educator.[1] He previously served as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress, head of Education Department of Hunan government, head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan government, and president of Hunan University.[2]

Biography

Wang was born and raised in Ningxiang County, Hunan. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1985. He received his doctor's degree from Hunan University in 1987. After college, he taught there. From February 1989 to January 1991 he studied at ETH Zurich as a postdoctor. He joined the chemical engineering faculty of Hunan University in January 1991 and was promoted to professor in 1992. He served as dean of Hunan University's College of Chemical Engineering from October 1996 to March 1997 and the university's vice-president from March 1997 to September 1997. In September 1997 he was appointed executive vice president of Hunan University. After this office was terminated in May 1999, he became its president, serving until April 2003.

In February 2003 he was promoted to become head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan Government, a position he held until September 2011, when he was appointed head of Education Department of Hunan Government.[3]

On January 30, 2016, he was installed as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress at the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Twelfth People's Congress of Hunan.[4] [5]

Honor

He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wang was appointed Head of Education Department of Hunan government . Red.cn . 2011-10-10 . zh.
  2. News: 2007-10-16 . zh:湖南省科技厅长王柯敏谈企业成为科技创新主体 . . zh.
  3. News: http://news.southcn.com/rsdd/content/2016-03/31/content_145091051.htm . zh:肖国安任湖南教育厅厅长 王柯敏不再担任 . southcn.com . 2016-03-31 . zh.
  4. News: http://hn.rednet.cn/program/987.html . zh:湖南省人大常委会副主任王珂敏 . red.net . 2017 . zh.
  5. News: http://www.hnpgc.com/read-680.html . zh:省人大常委会副主任王柯敏、省国土资源厅方先知厅长一行来我院视察指导工作 . hnpgc.com . 2017-03-01 . zh.