Wang Jianhua (politician, born 1954)

Wang Jianhua (; born February 1954) is a Chinese educator and academic. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, specializing in electrical engineering, and currently serves as the director of the State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment. Wang previously held the position of Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Biography Wang Jianhua was born in Changzhi, Shanxi, in February 1954. He joined the workforce in October 1970 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in June 1993. From October 1970 to August 1975, he worked at the Shaanxi Provincial Film Machinery Factory. In September 1975, he entered the Department of Electrical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University, majoring in electrical apparatus. He completed his undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies there, becoming the first doctoral graduate in the field of electrical apparatus in China.

In March 1981, Wang remained at Xi'an Jiaotong University to teach in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He was promoted to associate professor in December 1990 and full professor in November 1992. By November 1994, he had become a doctoral supervisor. Between June 1987 and September 1988, he was a CIDA visiting scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto.

From November 1991 to November 1993, he served as deputy head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. He then became director of the university's Scientific Research Office from November 1993 to November 1995. Between November 1995 and June 2002, Wang served as a member of the university Party Standing Committee and vice president. In June 2002, he was appointed deputy Party secretary and vice president, a position he held until August 2003. From August 2003 to April 2014, Wang served as Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an Jiaotong University, a position at the vice-ministerial level. In May 2007, he was elected a member of the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In March 2008, he was elected as a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.