Wang Qishan, ethnic Han from Tianzhen, Shanxi Province, born in July 1948. He joined the CPC in February 1983 and graduated from the University Regular Class at the Department of History at Northwest University, China, majoring in history.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Vice Premier of the State Council and member of its Leading Party Members' Group.

1969-71: Educated youth, Fengzhuang Commune, Yan'an County, Shaanxi Province

1971-73: Worked at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum

1973-76: Student of history, Department of History, Northwest University, China

1976-79: Worked at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum

1979-82: Intern researcher, Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

1982-86: Section chief and research fellow at the deputy-bureau level, Rural Policy Research Office, Secretariat, CPC Central Committee; and Deputy Director, Liaison Office, Rural Development Research Center, State Council

1986-88: Research fellow at the bureau level, Rural Policy Research Office, Secretariat, CPC Central Committee; Director, Liaison Office, Rural Development Research Center, State Council; Director, National Office for Pilot Areas of Rural Reform; Acting Director and Director, Development Institute, Rural Development Research Center, State Council

1988-89: General Manager and Secretary, Party Committee of China Rural Trust and Investment Corp.

1989-93: Vice Governor and member, Leading Party Members' Group of the People's Construction Bank of China (September-November 1992: Student, Further Studies Class for Provincial- and Ministerial-level Cadres, Party School of the CPC Central Committee)

1993-94: Vice Governor and member, Leading Party Members' Group of People's Bank of China

1994-96: Governor and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of People's Construction Bank of China

1996-97: Governor and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of China Construction Bank

1997-98: Member, Standing Committee, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee

1998-2000: Member, Standing Committee, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Vice Governor, Guangdong Province

2000-02: Director and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Office for Economic Restructuring of the State Council

2002-03: Secretary, CPC Hainan Provincial Committee; Chairman, Standing Committee, Hainan Provincial People's Congress

2003-04: Deputy Secretary, CPC Beijing Municipal Committee; Acting Mayor, Beijing; Executive Chairman and Deputy Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

2004-07: Deputy Secretary, CPC Beijing Municipal Committee; Mayor, Beijing; Executive Chairman and Deputy Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

2007-08: Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee

2008-11: Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; Vice Premier and member, Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council; Chairman, Organizing Committee for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai

2011-12: Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; Vice Premier and member, Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council