Wang Zhongyu (1933- ), native of Changchun, Jilin Province.

State Councillor; secretary general of State Council; president of National School of Administration.

Wang was born into an intellectual family. In his childhood, he read Confucian classics, such as Four Books (the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, Confucian Analects and the Book of Mencius) and Five Classics (the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Changes, the Book of Rites and the Spring and Autumn Annals).

He studied at the Shenyang Light Industry Vocational School from 1950 to 1953. Wang worked in grassroots units for many years as technician, deputy workshop head, engineer, deputy factory director and chief engineer.

He served successively as deputy director Jilin Provincial No.1 Light Industrial Bureau, 1980-1981, studied at the Party School of CPC Central Committee, 1981-1982, and served as director and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Jilin Provincial No. 1 Light Industry Department, 1982-1983.

He served as director of the Research Office of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee member and concurrently secretary general of the provincial Party committee, 1983-1985. He was deputy secretary of CPC Jilin Provincial Committee, and vice governor, acting governor and governor of Jilin Province, 1985-1992.

He served as deputy director and deputy Party secretary of the Production Office under State Council, deputy director and deputy secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of State Council's Economic and Trade Office, 1992-1993.

From 1993-1998, he served as minister in Charge of the State Economic and Trade Commission.

He was alternate member of 13th CPC Central Committee, and member of 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees.

Wang likes literature and history books. When he was young, enjoyed ball games, especially basketball and volleyball. He once joined a city team.

Wang was elected State Councillor and secretary general of State Council on March 18, 1998.

Wang was appointed president of National School of Administration, May 1998; head of the 5th National Census Leading Group of the State Council, June 1998.

In 1999, he attended the Macao handover ceremony as a member of Chinese Government Delegation.