Wang Yunkun (Chinese:王云坤; born December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served asgovernor of Jilin from 1995 to 1998,Party Secretary of Jilin from 1998 to 2006, andchairman of Jilin Provincial People's Congress from 1999 to 2008.

He was a member of the15th and16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the11th National People's Congress. He was a representative of the19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Wang was born inLiyang County,Jiangsu, in December 1942, during theRepublic of China. In 1961, he was accepted toTianjin University, majoring in radio technology. After graduation in 1968, he was assigned to the Chemical Machinery Plant of Jilin Chemical Industry Company, and worked there for eleven years.

In July 1982, he became vice mayor ofJilin City, rising to mayor in March 1983. He was appointed head of Jilin Provincial Mechanical and Electronic Industry Department in January 1986, concurrently serving as director of Jilin National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Office. He was director of Jilin Provincial Economic System Reform Commission in January 1988 and then secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government in May of that same year. In March 1989, he became vice governor of Jilin. He took up the post of party secretary ofChangchun which he held only from November 1992 to June 1995, although he remained a vice governor of Jilin until December 1992. In June 1995, he was promoted toacting governor, confirmed in February 1996. He was elevated toparty secretary of Jilin in August 1998, the top political position in the province.^[2] He concurrently served aschairman of Jilin Provincial People's Congress between February 1999 and January 2008.^[3] In March 2008, he was made vice chairperson of theNational People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

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• Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress

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