Wang was born in Longjiang County, Heilongjiang Province.

From 2002 to 2015, he was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

[1] In June 2015, Wang led the Anhui province delegation, in a 2-day state visit, to the Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic.

The aim of the visit was to strengthen mutual ties between Anhui and Ústí.

[2] On 16 September 2016, Wang died of an illness in Shanghai, at the age of 63.