Wang Zhonglin (; born 13 August 1962) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as

Party Secretary of Hubei The secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the Party leader, leader of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP ...

. Previously he served as

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Wuhan Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...

, and before that he served as Party Secretary of

Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...

and a Shandong

provincial party standing committee Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...

member. Wang is a delegate to the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 202 ...

Early life and education

Wang was born in

Fei County Fei County or Feixian falls under the jurisdiction of Linyi, in the south of Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civil ...

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

in August 1962. In September 1980, he enrolled at East China University of Political Science and Law, majoring in criminal law, where he graduated in July 1984. He obtained a Doctor of Management degree from the

Ocean University of China The Ocean University of China () is a public university in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double Firs ...

in June 2011.

Career in Shandong

Wang joined the

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(CCP) in June 1984. He served in various posts in Zaozhuang municipal government before serving as CCP committee secretary of

Tengzhou Tengzhou () is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period. Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the philosopher ...

, a county-level city of

Zaozhuang Zaozhuang ( zh, s=枣庄 , t=棗莊 , p=Zǎozhuāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Since January 2019 (after the Laiwu prefecture got incorporated into Jinan prefecture), the smallest pre ...

, in December 2006. In March 2007 he became a standing committee member of the CCP Zaozhuang Municipal Committee. In December 2011, he was

Deputy Party Secretary In modern Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, and thus the depu ...

Liaocheng Liaocheng ( zh, s=, p=Liáochéng), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan t ...

, he concurrently served mayor of the city in March 2013. During his tenure, he focused on urban demolition and reconstruction, which won him national reputation. In July 2015, he was transferred to Jinan, capital of Shandong province, where he was appointed Director and Party Branch Secretary of Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission. One year later, he was named Deputy Party Secretary, Party Branch Secretary and Acting Mayor of

, replacing Yang Luyu, who was placed under investigation by the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...

, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations" in early April. In May 2018, he was promoted to become Party Secretary of Jinan and standing committee member of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee.

Career in Hubei

On 12 February 2020, he was appointed Party Secretary of

, succeeding Ma Guoqiang, who was removed from public offices for his response to the

coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. On 7 May 2021, he was appointed the acting

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

. On 31 December 2024, he was made

, replacing Wang Menghui.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zhonglin 1962 births Living people People from Fei County East China University of Political Science and Law alumni Ocean University of China alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress Governors of Hubei Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party