15 Facts About Wang Lijun

Wang Lijun was born on 26 December 1959 and is a Chinese former police chief.

In March 2012, Wang, feeling threatened after having fallen out with Bo, abruptly appeared at the US consulate in Chengdu in what became known as the Wang Lijun incident, setting off a sensational and protracted political scandal that brought down himself and Bo Xilai.

In September 2012, Wang Lijun was convicted on charges of abuse of power, bribery, and defection, and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Wang Lijun was born on 26 December 1959, the son of Wang Lijun Yin, a railway construction worker of Mongol descent, and Liang Shuxia, a textile worker, who was Han Chinese.

Wang Lijun's unit was based out of the Diaobingshan area, a suburb of Tieling.

In March 1981, Wang Lijun returned to his hometown of Arxan and took up a job as a factory worker on a forestry cooperative.

Wang Lijun went back to school in 1991 to complete professional training at the People's Public Security University of China, a policing school.

In June 1994, Wang Lijun was appointed deputy police commissioner in Tieling, and was noted for his campaigns to crack down on corruption and criminal gangs.

In 2003 Wang Lijun was transferred to the city of Jinzhou to serve as police chief.

In June 2008, Wang Lijun was appointed as the police chief of Chongqing and began serving as a right-hand man to Bo Xilai.

Wang Lijun's anecdotes appeared as anti-corruption and anti-crime propaganda in documentaries in print and television media and elsewhere; he played a leading role in many of the shows.

On 2 February 2012, Wang Lijun was abruptly reassigned "to a post overseeing municipal education, science, and environmental affairs", regarded as a less prestigious post than his former public security office.

On 6 February 2012, Wang Lijun traveled to the US consulate in Chengdu.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged on 9 February 2012 Wang Lijun's visit to the US Consulate, and said that the matter was "under investigation".

The Xinhua News Agency reported in June 2012 that Wang Lijun had resigned as a deputy to the NPC.