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Wang Lequan 王乐泉
Communist 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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Wang Lequan (born 21 December 1944) is a Chinese retired politician, most notable for being the Communist Party Secretary in Xinjiang, the autonomous region's top political office, between 1994 and 2010. From 2002 to 2012, Wang was also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. From 2010 to 2012 he was a Deputy Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He retired from active politics in 2012, and served President of the China Law Society from November 2013 to March 2019.

Life and career

Shandong

Wang Lequan was born in Shouguang, Shandong in December 1944. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1966. He was a post-graduate at the Central Party School of the CCP Central Committee. From 1982 to 1986, he held the position of deputy secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. In 1986, he became deputy secretary of the Liaocheng 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 the Shandong Provincial People's Government [zh].

Xinjiang

Wang was the Secretary of the CCP Xinjiang Committee from 1994 until 2010. 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 from Kazakhstan to eastern China.

Wang was a member of the 16th and the 17th Politburos of the Central 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.

Beijing

He was succeeded by Zhang Chunxian as Xinjiang Party Secretary in April 2010, and transferred to work on the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission as a Deputy Secretary under Zhou Yongkang. Wang remained in the Political and Legal Affairs Committee until the 18th Party Congress when he retired from active politics. On November 30, 2013, Wang became the president of the China Law Society. He retired from the China Law Society in March 2019.

References

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6. "王乐泉兼任中央政法委副书记 张春贤任新疆自治区党委书记". CNTV (in Chinese). 9 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
7. "新疆党委书记王乐泉被免职". BBC News 中文 (in Chinese). 24 April 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. "中国法学会会长王乐泉同志作为特邀代表参加党的十九大会议". 首页 中国法律咨询中心 (in Chinese). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
9. "中国法学会换届 王晨接棒王乐泉担任会长". china.caixin.com (in Chinese). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
10. "这一岗位首次由中央政治局委员担任". 新浪新闻_手机新浪网 (in Chinese). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

External links

• (in Chinese) Biography of Wang Lequan, People's Daily Online.

• 1944 births
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
• Living people
• Politicians from Weifang
• People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
• Political office-holders in Xinjiang
• Vice-governors of Shandong
• Members of the 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
• Presidents of the China Law Society
• Secretary of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee