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Wang Hongzhang

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Wang Hongzhang
王洪章
Chairman of China Construction Bank
In office
28 November 2011 – 31 July 2017
Preceded byGuo Shuqing
Succeeded byTian Guoli
Personal details
BornJuly 1954 (age 70)
Changtu County, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materLiaoning Finance and Trade College
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
OccupationEconomist, banker

Wang Hongzhang (Chinese: 王洪章; pinyin: Wáng Hóngzhāng; born July 1954) is a Chinese economist and banker who served as party boss and chairman of China Construction Bank, one of the "big four" banks in China.

Wang was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress and a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Life and career

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Wang was born in Changtu County in northeast China's Liaoning province, in July 1954.[citation needed]

He entered the work force in December 1971, during the Cultural Revolution, as a sent-down youth in Jinxi County (now Huludao). He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1974.[citation needed]

He entered Liaoning Finance and Trade College in October 1975, majoring in finance, and graduated in September 1978. He later studied at Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics as a part-time student.[citation needed]

After graduation he was assigned to People's Bank of China, where he worked until March 1984, when he was transferred to Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).[citation needed]

In November 2003 he was promoted to become head of the Commission for Inspecting Discipline of People's Bank of China, and named a member of CCP Committee, he held that office until November 2011.[citation needed]

In November 2011, he was appointed party secretary and chairman of China Construction Bank, replacing Guo Shuqing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 中国共产党第十八届中央委员会候补委员名单. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012.
  2. ^ 郭树清因国家金融工作需要辞去建行董事长一职. Hexun (in Chinese). 2011-10-28.
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of China Construction Bank
2011–2017
Succeeded by
Tian Guoli