Wang Kemin (born 1957)

Wang Kemin (Chinese: 王珂敏; pinyin: Wāng Kēmĭn; born August 1957) is a Chinese politician and educator. He is the current vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress.[1] He previously served as head of Education Department of Hunan government, head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan government, and President of Hunan University.[2]

Wang
王珂敏
Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress
Assumed office
30 January 2016
Head of Education Department of Hunan government
In office
September 2011 – March 2016
Communist Party SecretaryHimself
Preceded byZhang Fangping (张放平)
Succeeded byXiao Guo'an (肖国安)
Head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan government
In office
February 2003 – September 2011
Preceded byJi Yigui (季益贵)
Succeeded byPeng Guofu (彭国甫)
President of Hunan University
In office
May 1999 – April 2003
Preceded byYu Ruqin
Succeeded byGu Shiwen
Personal details
BornAugust 1957 (age 62–63)
Ningxiang County, Hunan
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ResidenceChangsha, Hunan
Alma materHunan University
ETH Zurich
OccupationPolitician, educator
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang was a member of the 15th and 17th National People's Congress.

Biography

Wang was born and raised in Ningxiang County, Hunan. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1985. He received his doctor's degree from Hunan University in 1987. After college, he taught there. From February 1989 to January 1991 he studied at ETH Zurich as a postdoctor. He joined the chemical engineering faculty of Hunan University in January 1991 and was promoted to professor in 1992. He served as Dean of Hunan University's College of Chemical Engineering from October 1996 to March 1997 and the university's Vice-President from March 1997 to September 1997. In September 1997 he was appointed Executive Vice President of Hunan University. After this office was terminated in May 1999, he became its president, serving until April 2003.[3]

In February 2003 he was promoted to become Head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan government, a position he held until September 2011, when he was appointed Head of Education Department of Hunan government.[4]

On January 30, 2016, he was installed as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress at the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Twelfth People's Congress of Hunan.[3][5]

Honor

He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Chinese: 国家杰出青年科学基金) in 1998.

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References
  1. "Wang was appointed Head of Education Department of Hunan government". Red.cn (in Chinese). 2011-10-10.
  2. 湖南省科技厅长王柯敏谈企业成为科技创新主体. People.com (in Chinese). 2007-10-16.
  3. 湖南省人大常委会副主任王珂敏. red.net (in Chinese). 2017.
  4. 肖国安任湖南教育厅厅长 王柯敏不再担任. southcn.com (in Chinese). 2016-03-31.
  5. 省人大常委会副主任王柯敏、省国土资源厅方先知厅长一行来我院视察指导工作. hnpgc.com (in Chinese). 2017-03-01.
Government offices
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Zhang Fangping		 Head of Education Department of Hunan government
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Xiao Guo'an
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Ji Yigui		 Head of Science and Technology Department of Hunan government
February 2003-September 2011		 Next:
Peng Guofu
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