Wang Zhaoguo

Wang Zhaoguo
王兆国
Member of the 16th and 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012
General secretary	Hu Jintao
First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013
Chairman	Wu Bangguo
Preceded by	Tian Jiyun
Succeeded by	Li Jianguo
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
In office December 2002 – February 2013
Preceded by	Wei Jianxing
Succeeded by	Li Jianguo
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 27 March 1993 – 5 March 2003
Chairman	Li Ruihuan
Head of the United Front Work Department
In office December 1992 – December 2002
General secretary	Jiang Zemin
Preceded by	Ding Guangen
Succeeded by	Liu Yandong
Member of Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
In office September 1985 – August 1987 Serving with Xi Zhongxun、Li Peng and 10 others
General secretary	Hu Yaobang
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
In office April 1984 – April 1986
Deputy	Wen Jiabao, others
General secretary	Hu Yaobang
Preceded by	Qiao Shi
Succeeded by	Wen Jiabao
First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
In office December 1982 – December 1984
Deputy	Hu Jintao, Liu Yandong, others
Preceded by	Han Ying
Succeeded by	Hu Jintao
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-14) July 14, 1941 (age 82) Fengrun, Tangshan, Hebei, Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1965–2013)
Alma mater	Harbin Institute of Technology

Wang Zhaoguo (simplified Chinese: 王兆国; traditional Chinese: 王兆國; pinyin: Wáng Zhàoguó; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ong Tiau-kok; born 14 July 1941)^[1] is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a ministerial-level position at the age of 41. Before entering the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002, he successively served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, the chief of the party's General Office, Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Governor of Fujian, Head of the United Front Work Department and Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC.

Initially speculated to be a political star and once regarded as the successor of the office of Party General Secretary, Wang's career leveled out after he entered the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2002. In his later years, he served as the head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and as a Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress. He retired in 2013.