Principal Officials

Wang Daoxi

Wang Daoxi

Wang Daoxi, male, Han ethnicity, was born in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, in June 1970. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1991 and began his career in July 1996. Wang completed a graduate program and received a Doctor of Engineering degree. He is also a professor level senior engineer. Currently, Wang is Vice Minister of Water Resources and a member of the CPC Committee of Ministry of Water Resources.

Sep. 1989-Jul. 1993 Undergraduate in Terrestrial Hydrology at Hydrology Department of Hohai University
Jul. 1993-Mar. 1996 Postgraduate in Hydrology and Water Resources at Hydrology, Water Resources and Environment College of Hohai University
Jul. 1996-Jul. 2002 Staff member in Planning Division I and Planning Division of Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. of Yellow River Conservancy Commission
(Mar. 1996-Nov. 2000 attended an in-service graduate program in Hydrology and Water Resources at Hydrology, Water Resources and Environment College of Hohai University, and received a Doctor of Engineering degree)
Jul. 2000-Jul. 2009 Director of “Digital Yellow River” Office of Chief Engineer Office, Director of Water Regulation Division and Deputy Director General of Water Resources Management and Regulation Bureau of Yellow River Conservancy Commission successively
(Jan. 2002-Jun. 2004 Postdoctor at Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources of Tsinghua University)
Jul. 2009-May 2014 Deputy Chief Engineer, and Deputy Director General, Member of the CPC Committee and Chief Engineer (concurrently) of Heihe Basin Authority of Yellow River Conservancy Commission successively
May 2014-Aug. 2016 Director General and Secretary of the CPC Committee of Heihe Basin Authority of Yellow River Conservancy Commission
Aug. 2016-Sep. 2016 President of Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research
Sep. 2016-Mar. 2021 President of Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research
Vice Secretary of the CPC Committee of Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research
(Mar. 2019-Jul. 2019 attended a training program for young and middle-aged cadres at Party School of the Central Committee of CPC (National Academy of Governance))
Mar. 2021-Dec. 2022 Vice Chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Member of the CPC Committee of People’s Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Dec. 2022-Present Vice Minister of Water Resources
Member of the CPC Committee of Ministry of Water Resources

Wang’s portfolio of responsibilities include planning and programming, National Water Grid, Three Gorges Project management, South-to-North Water Diversion, water resources management, water conservation, water diversion management, water sector reform and application of digital twin technologies in water sector.