Name
Wang Dongming 王东明
Current status
Chairman AC Fed of Trade Unions
Born
1956
Relevance to Tibet
Former Party Secretary of Sichuan Province.
Overview
Pronunciation: Wong Doong-ming soundbite
Born: 1956, Benxi City, Liaoning Province
Education: A rusticated (sent-down) youth who later studied philosophy at Liaoning University. Post-graduate degree from the Central Party School.
Career: A 17-year career in Liaoning Province, followed by 7 years as a Deputy Director of the Central Party Organization Department in Beijing. From 2000 – 2008 was a member of the CPPCC. Member of the 17th and 18th Central Committees. According to China Daily, Wang was Head of the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform at the time of his promotion.
Prospects: A Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress as well as Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Relevance to Tibet: 2012 – 2018 was responsible for a large part of Tibet and may have been part of the Tibet Contact Group.
Standing in the Party and Career Highlights:
This is a “mini” profile. See Overview box above right.
It should be noted that one of the factions named by Xinhua in December 2014 was the “Secretary” clique, which included a number of officials in Sichuan Province linked to Zhou Yongkang’s tenure as Party Secretary from 1999 – 2002. Two of those named were Guo Yongxiang and Li Chongxi, formerly deputy Party Secretaries of Sichuan.
Contact Information:
- Address: ACFTU, 10 Fuxingmenwai Street, Beijing, China, 100865
- Website: www.en.acftu.org/