Wang Hongzhang | |
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王洪章 | |
Chairman of China Construction Bank | |
Assumed office 28 November 2011 |
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Preceded by | Guo Shuqing |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1954 (age 62) Changtu County, Liaoning, China |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Residence | Beijing |
Alma mater |
Liaoning Finance and Trade College Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Central Party School of the Communist Party of China |
Occupation | Politician, economist |
Wang Hongzhang (Chinese: 王洪章; pinyin: Wáng Hóngzhāng; born July 1954) is a Chinese politician and economist who currently serves as party boss and chairman of China Construction Bank, which is one of the "big four" banks in China.
Wang is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress and a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Wang was born in Changtu County in northeast China's Liaoning province, in July 1954.
He entered the work force in December 1971, during the Cultural Revolution, as a sent-down youth in Jinxi County (now Huludao). He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1974.
He entered Liaoning Finance and Trade College in October 1975, majoring in finance, and graduated in September 1978. He later studied at Central Party School of the Communist Party of China and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics as a part-time student.
After graduation he was assigned to People's Bank of China, where he worked until March 1984, when he was transferred to Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).