1. Wang Rulin is a Chinese politician and senior regional official.
17 Facts About Wang Rulin
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Wang Rulin is serving as Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
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From 2014 to 2016, Wang was the Party Secretary of Shanxi, where he managed anti-corruption efforts as part of the greater anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping.
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Wang Rulin formerly served as Party Secretary and Governor of Jilin province.
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Wang Rulin was born in 1953 and is recorded as a native of Puyang, Henan province.
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Wang Rulin then went on to work for the local forestry production unit.
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Wang Rulin joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1973.
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Wang Rulin obtained a bachelor's degree at Jilin Agricultural University.
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Wang Rulin became the mayor of Tonghua in 1993, and the city's party chief in 1994.
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In 2001 Wang Rulin was promoted to executive vice governor of Jilin province, and became the party secretary of the provincial capital Changchun in 2004.
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In Shanxi, Wang Rulin was known as an effective enforcer of the party's regulations, and worked to fill posts vacated by officials dismissed as part of a widespread anti-corruption campaign.
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Wang Rulin won particular praise for the way he had executed the 'clean-up' of the Shanxi political scene.
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In June 2016, it was announced that Wang Rulin would be replaced in his leadership position in Shanxi province.
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The move was unexpected because Wang Rulin had not yet reached the typical retirement age for officials of provincial ministerial rank, normally at 65.
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Wang Rulin was replaced by Luo Huining, who possessed a doctorate in economics, ostensibly to re-focus the priority of the province on economic growth.
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On July 2,2016, Wang Rulin was appointed as vice chair of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
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Wang Rulin was an alternate of the 17th Central Committee and is a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.