Wang Chaowen

Wang was born in Huangping County, Guizhou, in October 1930. He entered the workforce in December 1949, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1951. He was first party secretary of Shibing County in September 1956, and held that office until January 1960. He served as deputy secretary of Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in February 1960, and was promoted to the secretary position in June 1973. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, he was removed from office and effectively sidelined, but soon reinstated in December 1969. In September 1977, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In January 1980, he became vice governor of Guizhou, rising to governor in April 1983.[1] He also served as deputy party secretary from March 1985 to November 1993. In January 1994, he became chairman of Guizhou Provincial People's Congress, a post he kept until January 1998. In March 1998, he took office as chairperson of the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee, serving in the post until his retirement in March 2003.[2][3]