Nationality Chinese Name Wang Jianguo Residence Xiaoyi, Shanxi Role Politician | Alma mater Shanxi University Education Shanxi University Occupation Politician Party Communist Party of China | |
Political party Communist Party of China | ||
Wang Jianguo (born October 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in North China's Shanxi province. As of December 2014 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as the Mayor of Xiaoyi.
Life and career
Wang was born and raised in Lishi District of Lüliang, Shanxi. he entered Shanxi University in August 1981, majoring in Chinese language and literature, where he graduated in July 1985.
On leaving university in August 1985, he began his political career when he was assigned to Lüliang as an officer. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1988. He spent 17 years working in there before serving as the head of Organization Department of Liulin County Party Committee and a Standing Committee of the County Committee.
In November 2009, he was promoted to become the Deputy Communist Party Secretary and County Governor of Zhongyang County, he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Xiaoyi, a county-level city under the administration of Lüliang prefecture-level city, and appointed the vice-mayor and acting mayor. On August 8, 2013, he was elected mayor of Xiaoyi.
On December 3, 2014, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".