Originally from Liaoning province, Wang served as the chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission between 2007 and 2012, and the Party Secretary of Sichuan between 2012 and 2018.

After the Cultural Revolution ended, he obtained a degree in philosophy at Liaoning University, then went to the city of Jinzhou to serve as local Communist Youth League chief.

[citation needed] In July 2007, Wang was appointed the chief of General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission, in charge of institutional reforms, holding the rank of a minister; he stayed in the role until 2012, when he was transferred to become party chief of Sichuan,[2] succeeding Liu Qibao.

[1] In March 2018, Wang was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

[1] On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Wang, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly.