Wang Yang, born in January 1968, is a male ethnic Han from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He entered the workforce in August 1990 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1994. He holds a Doctor’s degree.

　　1986.09--1990.08 Studied as a major of School Education in the Department of Education, Nanjing Normal University

　　1990.08--1993.12 Staff member of the Publicity Department of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC)

　　1993.12--1994.09 Staff member of the Suzhou Youth Education Leading Group Office

　　1994.09--1996.07 Deputy head of the Young Farmers’ Work Department of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee

　　1996.07--1997.11 Head of the Young Farmers’ Work Department and head of the Publicity Department of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee

　　1997.11--2002.08 Deputy secretary of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee and member of the Party Group of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee

　　(1998.09--2001.06 Studied as a major of Administrative Management in an on-the-job postgraduate program at Soochow University and graduated with a master’s degree)

　　2002.08--2002.09 Deputy secretary of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee, member of the Party Group of the CYLC Suzhou Municipal Committee, and deputy head of Canglang District, Suzhou

　　2002.09--2002.11 Deputy head of Canglang District, Suzhou

　　2002.11--2003.04 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Canglang District Committee and deputy head of Canglang District, Suzhou

　　2003.04--2007.11 Deputy secretary-general of Suzhou Municipal People’s Government and member of the Party Group of the General Office of  Suzhou Municipal People’s Government

　　(2003.09--2006.06 Studied as a major of Political Theory in an on-the-job postgraduate program at Soochow University and graduated with a PhD degree)

　　2007.11--2009.12 Director of Suzhou Municipal Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, secretary of the Party Group of Suzhou Municipal Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, and chairman of the Suzhou Municipal Trade Promotion Association

　　2009.12--2011.10 Director of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, secretary of the Party Group of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and chairman of the Suzhou Municipal Trade Promotion Association

　　2011.10--2012.03 Deputy secretary of the CPC Changshu Municipal Committee, acting mayor of Changshu, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone (CETDZ), director of the CETDZ Management Committee, director of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and chairman of the Suzhou Municipal Trade Promotion Association

　　2012.03--2016.02 Deputy secretary of the CPC Changshu Municipal Committee, mayor of Changshu, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone (CETDZ), and director of the CETDZ Management Committee

　　2016.02--2016.05 Secretary of the CPC Changshu Municipal Committee, mayor of Changshu, secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone (CETDZ), and director of the CETDZ Management Committee

　　2016.05--2018.12 Secretary of the CPC Changshu Municipal Committee and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone

　　2018.12-- Vice Mayor of Suzhou

　　Representative of the 12th and 13th Jiangsu Provincial Party Congresses, representative of the 11th and 12th Suzhou Municipal Party Congresses, and member of the 11th and 12th CPC Suzhou Municipal Committees. Deputy of the 12th Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress and deputy of the 16th Suzhou Municipal People’s Congress. Member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Suzhou Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).