He formerly served as Minister of Information Industry, chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), and the Communist Party Chief of Hebei province.
[1] Born in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, Wang graduated from Wuxi Radio Industry School in September 1962, majoring in mechanics.
In November 1976, he became vice secretary of the CCP committee of the 1418 research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Electronics and Industry, and also the director of its revolutionary commission.
In September 1991, he was elevated to vice secretary of the CCP Tianjin committee and the head of the organization department.
In August 1993, he was promoted to vice director of the organization department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.