Wang Lequan 王乐泉 | |
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| Party Secretary of Xinjiang | |
| In office 24 September 1994 – 24 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Song Hanliang |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Chunxian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-12-21)21 December 1944 (age 80) Showkwang, Shantung, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1966–2012) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 王樂泉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王乐泉 | ||||||
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Wang Lequan (born 21 December 1944) is a Chinese retired politician, most notable for being theParty Secretary of Xinjiang, the autonomous region's top political office, between 1994 and 2010. From 2002 to 2012, Wang was also a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party. From 2010 to 2012 he was a Deputy Secretary of theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He retired from active politics in 2012, and served President of theChina Law Society from November 2013 to March 2019.
Wang Lequan was born inShouguang, Shandong in December 1944. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1966. He was a post-graduate at theCentral Party School of the CCP Central Committee. From 1982 to 1986, he held the position of deputy secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of theCommunist Youth League. In 1986, he became deputy secretary of theLiaocheng Prefecture Committee of Shandong Province. In 1988, he ascended to the role of secretary of the Liaocheng Prefecture Committee. In 1989, he was elevated to deputy governor of theShandong Provincial People's Government.[1][2]
Wang was the Secretary of the CCP Xinjiang Committee from 1994 until 2010.[3] As Secretary, he was responsible for implementing modernization programs in Xinjiang. He encouraged industrialization, development of commerce, and investments in roads and railways. He furthered the development of the oil and gas fields in the region, link-up of pipelines fromKazakhstan to eastern China.[1][4]
Wang was a member of the16th and the17th Politburos of theCentral Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is known for his hardline approach to ethnic minorities. He acquired the nickname "the stability secretary" for his ability to enter into a chaotic situation and bring it to order.[5]
He was succeeded byZhang Chunxian as Xinjiang Party Secretary in April 2010,[6][7] and transferred to work on theCentral Political and Legal Affairs Commission as a Deputy Secretary underZhou Yongkang. Wang remained in the Political and Legal Affairs Committee until the18th Party Congress when he retired from active politics. On 30 November 2013, Wang became the president of theChina Law Society.[8] He retired from the China Law Society in March 2019.[9][10]
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| Preceded by | Party Secretary of Xinjiang 1994–2010 | Succeeded by |