Wu Jing (politician, born 1965)

Wu Jing (Chinese: 吴晶; born November 1965) is a Chinese politician and business administrator, currently serving as vice chairperson of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress and vice chairperson of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA) Central Committee. She is also the chairperson of the CDNCA Zhejiang Provincial Committee and the 11th vice chairperson of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Wu has held successive leadership roles in Zhejiang's local government, overseas Chinese affairs, and the provincial political consultative system, and she has been active in national legislative and consultative bodies.^[1]

Wu Jing was born in November 1965 in Qingtian, Zhejiang. She is of Han ethnicity and joined the China Democratic National Construction Association in September 2000. She began her professional career in August 1986 after completing her studies at Lishui Normal College and later obtained a bachelor's degree in administrative management through the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party’s correspondence program. She also earned a master's degree in business administration and has personal ties to the Italian Chinese community.^[2]

Wu's early career included teaching and youth work in Qingtian County, Zhejiang. She served as a teacher and Communist Youth League officer, deputy secretary of the County Youth League Committee, and director of the Young Pioneers Committee. From the 1990s, she took on legal and administrative roles including deputy director of the County Justice Bureau, vice president of the County People's Court, and county assistant magistrate. She advanced to county vice magistrate and later to leadership positions in provincial overseas Chinese affairs, serving as deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Government Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and subsequently holding various posts in the Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.^[3][4]

From the 2000s onward, Wu rose through the CDNCA provincial leadership. She served as vice chairperson and chairperson of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee and was appointed vice chairperson of the CDNCA Central Committee. Wu concurrently held leadership roles in the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), including Vice Chairperson.^[5] She also served as Vice Chairperson of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Her legislative experience includes serving as a member of the 12th, 13th, and 14th National People's Congresses and the 12th and 13th National Committees of the CPPCC.^[6][7]