Wang Zhengpu (; born August 1963) is a Chinese politician who is the current

governor of Hebei The governor of Hebei, officially the Governor of the Hebei Provincial People's Government, is the head of Hebei, Hebei Province and leader of the Hebei Provincial People's Government. The governor is elected by the Hebei Provincial People's Co ...

, in office since 21 October 2021. Previously he served as director of the National Administration for Rural Revitalization. He was a delegate to the

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and is a representative of the

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Biography

Wang was born in

Yantai Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao ...

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, in August 1963. In 1983, he enrolled in Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University), majoring in agricultural economic management, where he graduated in 1987. Wang joined the

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(CCP) in April 1987, and was despatched to the Ministry of Agriculture in July 1987, where he worked his way from an ordinary official to the position of Director of Finance Division over a period of 21 years. In October 2010, he was transferred to

northeast China Northeast China () is a geographical region of China, consisting officially of three provinces Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The heartland of the region is the Northeast China Plain, the largest plain in China with an area of over . The regi ...

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province and appointed acting mayor and deputy party secretary of

Liaoyang Liaoyang ( zh, s=辽阳 , t=遼陽 , p=Liáoyáng) is a prefecture-level city of east-central Liaoning province, China, situated on the Taizi River. It is approximately one hour south of Shenyang, the provincial capital, by car. Liaoyang is hom ...

, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in September 2014. In October 2015, he became deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, rising to head the next year. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee in October 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in

southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang. Geography Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

province in August 2018. On 25 February 2021, he took office as director of the newly founded National Administration for Rural Revitalization, but having held the position for only half a year. On 19 October 2021, he was promoted to deputy party secretary of Hebei, replacing

Xu Qin Xu Qin (; born October 1961) is a Chinese politician, and the current Party Secretary of Heilongjiang. Previously he had served as governor of Hebei, and before that, mayor, then Party Secretary of Shenzhen, China's most prominent special ec ...

, who was appointed party secretary of Heilongjiang. On October 21, he was made acting

. He was awarded the Silver Olympic Order after the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zhengpu 1963 births Living people People from Yantai China Agricultural University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Mayors of places in China Political office-holders in Liaoning Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Recipients of the Olympic Order Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party