Wang Jianfeng (politician, born 1967)

Wang Jianfeng (Chinese: 王剑锋; born August 1967) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Changzhou and the First Secretary of the Party Committee of the Changzhou Military Subdistrict. He previously served as mayor of Xuzhou and held a series of posts in Jiangsu province.^[1]

Wang Jianfeng was born in Changshu, Jiangsu, in August 1967. He graduated from the Central Party School with a postgraduate degree. He began working in July 1986 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1994.^[2] Wang started his career at the Changshu Cable Factory and later worked in the General Office of the Changshu Municipal Government, where he advanced through positions as section chief and deputy director.^[3] He subsequently served as director of the Changshu Foreign Economic Relations Commission and held several leadership posts in local development zones, including the Changshu Economic Development Zone and the Changshu Riverside Economic Development Zone.^[4]

In 2009, Wang was transferred to Taicang, where he served as executive vice mayor, then as acting mayor, mayor, and eventually Communist Party Secretary of Taicang. From 2016 to 2018, he worked in Nantong as a member of the municipal Party committee and vice mayor,^[5] while also serving on temporary assignment as deputy director of the Listed Company Supervision Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.^[6]

From 2018 to 2021, Wang held multiple senior posts in Xuzhou, including executive vice mayor and Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary. In July 2021, he became acting mayor of Xuzhou and was confirmed as mayor in March 2022.^[7] In March 2025, Wang was appointed Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Changzhou, concurrently serving as First Secretary of the Party Committee of the Changzhou Military Subdistrict.^[8]