He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1956.
He was mayor (1982–1985) and Communist Party Secretary (1985–1987) of Taiyuan.
He was Communist Party Secretary (1991–1993) and CPPCC Committee Chairman (1993) of Shanxi.
He was Communist Party Secretary (1993–1999) and People's Congress Chairman (1998) of Hunan.
[1][2][3][4][5] Wang was the inaugural head of the 610 Office, in charge of suppressing Falun Gong.