Wang Gang (politician)

Wang Gang (Chinese: 王刚; October 1942 - ) is a politician of the People's Republic of China and a leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He was born in Fuyu County, Jilin Province, and graduated from the department of philosophy of Jilin University. He joined the CPC in June 1971. He was an alternate member of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, an alternate 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China and a secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. He was elevated to a full member of the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2007. He currently serves as one of the vice chairmen of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and the secretary of a working committee of organs directly affiliated to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He previously served as an information agent on Taiwan, and later was responsible for the State Bureau for Letters and Calls and the State Archives Administration. He was promoted to the position of director of the central executive office of the CPC in 1999.