Wang Xiangxi

Wang Xiangxi is a Chinese business executive and politician, which served as the Minister of Emergency Management from July 2022 to January 2026 previously.
He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Wang was born in Mianyang County, Hubei, in August 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Jiaozuo Coal Mining School, majoring in coal mining engineering.

After graduating in 1983, he was assigned to the Songyi Mining Bureau, and eventually becoming first deputy director in March 1995. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1987. He successively served as deputy head of the Hubei Provincial Coal Industry Department in June 1996, director of the Hubei Coal Industry Management Office in February 2002, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Economic and Trade Commission in August 2000, and director of the Hubei Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau in April 2003. In June 2006, he was named acting mayor of Jingzhou, confirmed in March 2007. In May 2010, he was appointed Chinese [Communist Party Committee Secretary|party secretary] of Suizhou, in addition to serving as chairperson of its People's Congress. In July 2012, he was made secretary-general of Hubei Provincial People's Government, concurrently serving as director of the General Office of Hubei Provincial People's Government. He was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority, in June 2017, and appointed secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

In March 2019, he was chosen as chairman and party branch secretary of the China Energy Investment, a state-owned mining and energy company administrated by the SASAC of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

On 29 July 2022, he was promoted to become the minister of emergency management, succeeding Huang Ming.

On 31 January 2026, Wang was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.