The following is the biographical sketch of Wang Chen:

Wang Chen, male, Han ethnicity, was born in December 1950 and is from Beijing. He began his first job in January 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1969. Wang graduated from Department of Journalism, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences where he completed a graduate program in journalism and holds a Master of Arts degree. He is a senior editor.

Wang is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), as well as a member of its Leading Party Members Group and Secretary of the Leading Party Members Group for the Organs under the NPC Standing Committee.

2017- Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC

Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC (concurrently)

Member, Leading Party Members Group, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC

Secretary, Leading Party Members Group for the Organs under the 12th NPC Standing Committee

2013-2017 Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC

Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC (concurrently)

Member, Leading Party Members Group, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC

Secretary, Leading Party Members Group for the Organs under the 12th NPC Standing Committee

2008-2013 Deputy Head, CPC Central Committee Publicity Department

Director, International Communications Office, CPC Central Committee

Director, State Council Information Office

Director, Cyberspace Administration Office of China

2006-2008 President, People's Daily

2003-2006 President, People's Daily

Vice Chairman, All-China Journalists' Association

Took a continuing studies course for provincial- and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Mar-May 2006)

2002-2003 President, People's Daily

Editor-in-Chief, People's Daily

Vice Chairman, All-China Journalists' Association

2001-2002 Editor-in-Chief, People's Daily

Vice Chairman, All-China Journalists' Association

2001-2001 Editor-in-Chief, People's Daily

2000-2001 Deputy Head, CPC Central Committee Publicity Department

1995-2000 Editor-in-Chief, Guangming Daily

1986-1995 Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Guangming Daily

Took a continuing studies course for provincial- and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Sep-Nov 1991)

1984-1986 Director, Editor-in-Chief's Office, Guangming Daily

1984-1984 Director, Department on Mass Work, Guangming Daily

1982-1984 Reporter, Department on Political and Economic News, Guangming Daily

Deputy Director, Department on Mass Work, Guangming Daily

1979-1982 Studied for a Master's degree in journalism at Department of Journalism, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

1974-1979 Reporter, Department on Domestic News, Guangming Daily

1973-1974 Staff member, General Office, CPC Yan'an Prefectural Committee, Shaanxi Province

1970-1973 Staff member, Publicity Department, CPC Yijun County Committee, Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province

Staff member, General Office, CPC Yijun County Committee, Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province

1969-1970 Educated youth, Yijun County, Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province

Member, 16th through 19th CPC Central Committees

Member, Political Bureau, 19th CPC Central Committee

Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the 12th NPC

Member, 9th CPPCC National Committee.