Wang Jiayi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Jiayi
王嘉毅
Vice Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 December 2022
Premier	Li Qiang
Minister	Huai Jinpeng
Personal details
Born	December 1965 (age 58–59) Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Northwest Normal University

Wang Jiayi (Chinese: 王嘉毅; pinyin: Wáng Jiāyì; born December 1965) is a Chinese university administrator and politician, currently serving as vice minister of education, in office since December 2022.

He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Early life and education

Wang was born in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, in December 1965.[2][3] In 1984, he enrolled at Northwest Normal University, where he majored in psychology.[2][3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1985, during his sophomore year.[2][3]

Career

After university in 1991, he stayed for teaching.[2][3] He was an instructor in 1991. He moved up the ranks to become assistant to the president in June 1999, vice president in July 2001, and president in April 2011.[2][3]

He was appointed director of the Gansu Provincial Education Department in August 2012 and in May 2017 was admitted to member of the CCP Gansu Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[2][3] He was made secretary-general of the CCP Gansu Provincial Committee in June 2017, concurrently serving as director of the Reform Office, director of the Finance and Economics Office, and director of the National Security Office.[2][3] In July 2020, he became head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Gansu Provincial Committee, succeeding Chen Qing [zh].[2][3] He rose to become specifically designated deputy party secretary of Gansu in March 2022.[2]

In December 2022, he was transferred to Beijing and appointed vice minister of education. He also serves as chief educational inspector.[4]

References

1. Xue Tao (薛涛) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
2. Yi Yi (伊一) (29 March 2022). 王嘉毅已任甘肃省委副书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
3. Yi Yi (伊一) (21 July 2020). 王嘉毅任甘肃省委宣传部长 石谋军任省委常委、省委秘书长(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
4. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 August 2023). 国务院任免徐守本、王光彦、王嘉毅、刘焕鑫、杨荫凯、杨万明等职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

Educational offices
Preceded by Wang Limin	President of Northwest Normal University 2011–2012	Succeeded by Liu Zhongkui [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Bai Jizhong	Director of the Gansu Provincial Education Department 2012–2017	Succeeded by Wang Haiyan [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Li Jianhua [zh]	Secretary-General of Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2017–2020	Succeeded by Shi Moujun [zh]
Preceded by Chen Qing [zh]	Head of the Publicity Department of Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2020–2022	Succeeded by Zhang Yongxia [zh]
Preceded by Sun Wei	Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Gansu 2022	Succeeded by Shi Moujun [zh]