Wang Zuo'an
Wang Zuo'an is a Chinese politician currently serving as director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs and vice-minister of the United Front Work Department.
He was an alternate member of the 18th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of the 12th and 13th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Biography
Wang was born in Yixing, Jiangsu, in May 1958. He entered the workforce in September 1977, and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1985. After the Cultural Revolution in 1977, he worked in a ceramic factory in his hometown. After the resumption of College Entrance Examination, he entered the Nanjing University, where he majored in philosophy.
After university, he was assigned to the United Front Work Department, where he worked until 1987. In August 1987 he was transferred to the State Administration for Religious Affairs and over a period of 30 years worked his way up to the position of Director. He concurrently serving as vice-minister of the United Front Work Department since March 2018.
