Wan Gang

Wan Gang
Wan Gang
万钢
	Minister of Science and Technology
	In office; 27 April 2007 – 19 March 2018
Premier	Wen Jiabao; Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Xu Guanhua
Succeeded by	Wang Zhigang
Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party
	In office; 21 December 2007 – 14 December 2022
Preceded by	Luo Haocai
Succeeded by	Jiang Zuojun
Personal details
Born	August 1952 (age 71); Shanghai, China
Political party	China Zhi Gong Party
Alma mater	Northeast Forestry University; Tongji University; Clausthal University of Technology

Wan Gang (

Minister of Science and Technology, the chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party, and a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

(2008–2023).

Biography

Wan graduated from

master degree

in 1981.

In the same year, he stayed on campus and taught

Ph.D

(Dr.-Ing.) with good honor five years later.

In 1991, Wan began to work in German

doctoral supervisor at Clausthal University of Technology and of Tongji University. Under his instruction, his German doctoral candidates successfully carried out a researching project on fuel cell

and they filled the blank of this field then and there.

In the year of 2000, Wan made a strategic proposal (“Regarding Development of Automobile New Clean Energy as the Starting Line for Leap- Forward of China’s Automobile Industry ”) to the

sedan, which deals with the most complicated technologies as well as the heaviest working load. This project was nominated as one of the “Ten Greatest Scientific and Technological Progresses of Chinese Higher Schools in 2005”.^[1]

In 2002, Wan worked as Assistant President of Tongji University; in 2003, Vice (Acting) President of Tongji; in July 2004, President of Tongji.^[2] He was also the founding dean of New Energy Automobile Engineering Center at Tongji.

Wan is a member of the

standing committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has been chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party

since December 2007 and a vice president in the Association for Science and Technology of Shanghai since 2006.

Wan was appointed the

economic reform and opening-up drive.^[4]

In February 2009, Wan and US energy secretary Steven Chu announced the US-China Center Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) during a visit by Chu to China. visited China.^[5]^{: 119, 122} Wan was an advocate for CERC throughout its existence.^[5]^: 119

References

^ The High Road; If China steers its auto industry toward hybrids and perhaps hydrogen cars, the world may have no choice but to follow.(Cover Story), Newsweek International | September 06, 2004 | link
^ Former Presidents
^ Non-Communist becomes China minister. UPI NewsTrack | April 27, 2007 link
^ China Daily
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Party political offices
Previous: Luo Haocai	Chairman of China Zhi Gong Party 2007–present	Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Xu Guanhua	Minister of Science and Technology 2007–2018	Succeeded by Wang Zhigang
Educational offices
Preceded by Wu Qidi	President of Tongji University June 2003 – August 2007	Succeeded by Pei Gang (裴钢)
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Han Qide	President of the China Association for Science and Technology 2016–present	Incumbent

[1] The High Road; If China steers its auto industry toward hybrids and perhaps hydrogen cars, the world may have no choice but to follow.(Cover Story), Newsweek International | September 06, 2004 | link

[2] Former Presidents

[3] Non-Communist becomes China minister. UPI NewsTrack | April 27, 2007 link

[4] China Daily

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ISBN 978-0-262-54482-5
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Biography

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