Wang Xiaodong (born 1960)

Wang Xiaodong (Chinese: 王晓东; born January 1960) is a Chinese politician and current acting governor of Hubei province. Originally from Jiangxi province, Wang spent his early career in his home province and in Guizhou. He was transferred to Hubei in 2011.

Biography

Wang was born in Xinfeng County, Jiangxi province. Wang joined the Communist Party of China in January 1983. He graduated from Jiangxi University with a degree in Marxist philosophy. He began his career in rural work in Jiangxi province, then worked as a party functionary in the General Office of the Jiangxi party committee, the Jiangxi social and education commission, the provincial policy research office, and the director of the Guizhou party general office. He became a member of the Guizhou party standing committee in December 2000 while party chief of Guiyang, then in May 2007 became executive deputy governor of Guizhou.

In December 2011 he became a member of the Hubei party standing committee, then named executive vice governor of Hubei. In April 2016 he was named deputy party chief of Hubei. After serving for over 16 years in a deputy provincial-ministerial position, Wang was elevated to acting governor of Hubei in September 2016.^[1]

References

External links

• 王晓东同志简历 中国经济网 2014-05-10