Wang Ruikai (

traditional Chinese A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examp ...

: ;

simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include: ...

: ;

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: Wāng Ruìkǎi; Wade-Giles: Wang Jui-k'ai) (? - January 24, 1941) was a politician in the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. He was Governor of

Zhejiang ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = ( Hangzhounese) ( Ningbonese) (Wenzhounese) , image_skyline = 玉甑峰全貌 - panoramio.jpg , image_caption = View of the Yandang Mountains , image_map = Zhejiang i ...

during the

Reformed Government of the Republic of China The Reformed Government of the Republic of China (; Japanese: ) was a puppet state created by Japan that existed in eastern China from 1938 to 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The regime had little authority or popular support, nor did ...

and the

Wang Jingwei regime The Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China, commonly described as the Wang Jingwei regime, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in eastern China. It existed coterminous with the Nationalist government of the Republic of ...

(Republic of China-Nanjing). He was born in Xuyi,

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

Biography

In 1912 Wang Ruikai was appointed as the first Governor of

Jiangxi ; Gan: ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = , translit_lang1_type3 = , translit_lang1_info3 = , image_map = Jiangxi in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_caption = Location ...

. When the Second Revolution () broke out, he resigned his post; his resignation was in April 1914). In 1916 he was appointed as Councilor of the National Council (). In March 1938 Liang Hongzhi established the

; Wang Ruikai also participated in it. That May, the Zhejiang Provincial Government was established and Wang was appointed the first Governor of Zhejiang. In March 1940 the

was established; Wang Ruikai stayed in his former position. That October, the Governorship of Zhejiang was renamed to the Chairmanship of Zhejiang since the system of provincial government was changed to the committee system. Wang Ruikai was appointed the Chairman of Zhejiang and thus kept his former position. Wang Ruikai died while holding his post on January 24, 1941.

References

* Politicians from Huai'an Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan 1941 deaths Governors of Jiangxi Year of birth missing {{China-politician-stub