Wang Sanyun is a Chinese

China

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 politician

Politician

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. Wang was first appointed as the acting Governor of Anhui, as well as vice-governor, in December 2007. He was re-elected Governor by the Anhui Provincial People's Congress on January 31, 2008.

Wang was born in 1952 and is originally from Shanxian county in Shandong Province. Wang joined the Communist Party

Communist party

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, a prerequisite for political office, in 1979. He worked in Guizhou

Guizhou

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, Sichuan

Sichuan

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 and Fujian

Fujian

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 provinces before moving to Anhui

Anhui

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in 2007.