Wang Zhonglin (politician)

Wang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984. He served in various posts in Zaozhuang municipal government before serving as CCP committee secretary of Tengzhou, a county-level city of Zaozhuang, in December 2006. In March 2007 he became a standing committee member of the CCP Zaozhuang Municipal Committee. In December 2011, he was Deputy Party Secretary of Liaocheng, he concurrently served mayor of the city in March 2013. During his tenure, he focused on urban demolition and reconstruction, which won him national reputation.^[3] In July 2015, he was transferred to Jinan, capital of Shandong province, where he was appointed Director and Party Branch Secretary of Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission. One year later, he was named Deputy Party Secretary, Party Branch Secretary and Acting Mayor of Jinan, replacing Yang Luyu, who was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations" in early April.^[4][5] In May 2018, he was promoted to become Party Secretary of Jinan and standing committee member of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee.

On 12 February 2020, he was appointed Party Secretary of Wuhan,^[6] succeeding Ma Guoqiang, who was removed from public offices for his response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[7]

On 7 May 2021, he was appointed the acting governor of Hubei.^[8] On 31 December 2024, he was made Party Secretary of Hubei, replacing Wang Menghui.^[9][10]

Government offices
Preceded by Lin Fenghai [zh]	Mayor of Liaocheng 2013–2015	Succeeded by Song Junji [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Wufeng	Director of Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission 2015–2016	Succeeded by Zhang Xinwen [zh]
Preceded by Yang Luyu	Mayor of Jinan 2016–2018	Succeeded by Sun Shutao
Preceded by Wang Xiaodong	Governor of Hubei 2021–2025	Succeeded by Li Dianxun
Party political offices
Preceded by Wang Wentao	Party Secretary of Jinan 2018–2020	Succeeded by Sun Licheng [zh]
Preceded by Ma Guoqiang	Party Secretary of Wuhan 2020–2021	Succeeded by Guo Yuanqiang
Preceded by Wang Menghui	Party Secretary of Hubei 2024–present	Incumbent