Wang Huning, ethnic Han, native of Laizhou, Shandong Province, born in October 1955. Joined the CPC in April 1984 and began working in February 1977. Graduated from the Department of International Politics of Fudan University, majoring in international politics. With a postgraduate education. LLM, professor.

Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.

1972-1977: Student on a foreign language training program of the Cadre School of Shanghai Normal University.

1977-1978: Cadre of Shanghai Municipal Publication Administration.

1978-1981: Graduate student majoring in international politics at the Department of International Politics of Fudan University.

1981-1989: Teacher, associate professor and professor at the Department of International Politics of Fudan University (1988-1989: visiting scholar at the University of Iowa and University of California, Berkeley).

1989-1994: Dean of the Department of International Politics of Fudan University 1994-1995 Dean of the Law School of Fudan University.

1995-1998: Director of the politics division of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.

1998-2002: Deputy director of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.

2002-2007: Director of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.

2007-: Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.

Member of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CPC Central Committees, and member of the Secretariat of the Seventeenth CPC Central Committee.