Wang Mingshan (Chinese: 王明山; pinyin: Wáng Míngshān; born 18 January 1964) is a Chinese politician currently serving as secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission since January 2021.[1] He is a member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[2]
Wang Mingshan | |
|---|---|
王明山 | |
| Secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Junzheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1964 Wuwei, Gansu, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Xinjiang University Jilin University |
Biography
editWang 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.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ William, Zheng (21 September 2020). "China promotes Xinjiang police chief targeted by US human rights sanctions". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "US Department of Treasury Press Release". US Government. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Uighurs: Western countries sanction China over rights abuses". BBC. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.