Wang Zijun, Vice Premier’s Assistant, Takes Over as CPC Provincial Party Secretary in Hunan, Relieves Shen Xiaoming

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has decided that 61-year-old Wang Zijun, who previously served as vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and deputy secretary of the Party committee in Heilongjiang, will take over as the CPC provincial party secretary in Hunan, replacing 63-year-old Shen Xiaoming, who once served as governor and Party secretary of Hainan. Wang had been in charge of daily operations at the State Council's General Office since 2023.

Xinhua News Agency announced that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided that Wang Zhijun, aged 61, will succeed Shen Xiaoming as the Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Hunan Province. According to his public resume, Wang Zhijun is a member of the 20th Central Committee, born in September 1965, and holds a Master's degree in Economics. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology and the Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee. In 2023, Wang Zhijun was appointed as the Vice Premier of the State Council (in charge of the daily work of the State Council General Office at the level of a minister), and he is now assuming the position of Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee. Shen Xiaoming, who was 63 years old, was born in May 1963 and served as the Governor of Hainan Province and the Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. In March 2023, Shen Xiaoming assumed the position of Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and is now transferred. Shen Xiaoming is also a member of the 20th Central Committee.

Xinhua News Agency reported that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has appointed 61-year-old Wang Zhijun as the new Secretary of the Communist Party of China in Hunan Province, succeeding 63-year-old Shen Xiaoming. Wang Zhijun, a member of the 20th Central Committee, was previously the Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology and the Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee. In 2023, he was promoted to the Vice Premier of the State Council, focusing on the State Council General Office's regular operations, a position equivalent to that of a minister. Shen Xiaoming, born in May 1963, had served as the Governor of Hainan Province and the Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee before his recent reassignment. He became the Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee in March 2023. Both Shen and Wang are members of the 20th Central Committee.

Xinhua News Agency has announced the promotion of Wang Zhijun, a 61-year-old member of the 20th Central Committee, to the position of Secretary of the Communist Party of China in Hunan Province, succeeding Shen Xiaoming, who is now 63 years old. Wang Zhijun's career highlights include being the Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology and the Deputy Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee. In 2023, he was elevated to the role of Vice Premier of the State Council, with responsibilities for overseeing the daily operations of the State Council General Office, effectively making him a minister-level official. Shen Xiaoming, born in May 1963, had previously served as the Governor of Hainan Province and the Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. He took up the position of Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee in March 2023. Both officials are members of the 20th Central Committee.