Wang Mingshan

Wang Mingshan
王明山
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2024
Secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office
January 2021 – February 2024
Preceded byWang Junzheng
Succeeded byChen Mingguo
Personal details
Born (1964-01-18) 18 January 1964
Wuwei, Gansu, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materXinjiang University
Jilin University

Wang Mingshan (Chinese: 王明山; pinyin: Wáng Míngshān; born 18 January 1964) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Congress since February 2024. He was a member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[1]

Biography

Wang was born in Wuwei, Gansu, on 18 January 1964. In 1982, he entered Xinjiang University, majoring in radio. He worked in Yili Public Security Department after university in 1986, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1990. In September 2000, he became deputy chief of Yili Public Security Bureau, rising to chief in February 2004. He was chief of Ürümqi Public Security Bureau in December 2009, and held that office until April 2015, when he was appointed deputy party secretary of Ürümqi and secretary of the Ürümqi Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He served as executive deputy secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission in November 2015, and five years later promoted to the secretary position. He also served as chief of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Public Security Department from February 2017 to January 2021, and vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from January 2018 to January 2021.[2][3]

In September 2020, Wang was served as the secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission.[4]

In February 2024, Wang was appointed as the vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Congress.[5]

U.S. sanctions

On 9 July 2020, the United States government imposed Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act sanctions and visa restrictions against Wang for his connection to similar human rights abuse against the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ William, Zheng (21 September 2020). "China promotes Xinjiang police chief targeted by US human rights sanctions". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Yi Yi (伊一) (20 January 2021). 陈明国任新疆政府副主席、公安厅厅长 王明山不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ↑ 新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府主席、副主席简历. ts.cn (in Chinese). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ↑ 王明山已任新疆维吾尔自治区党委政法委书记. Beijing News (in Chinese). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ↑ 王明山当选新疆维吾尔自治区人大常委会副主任. 中国经济网. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ↑ "US Department of Treasury Press Release". US Government. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Uighurs: Western countries sanction China over rights abuses". BBC. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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