Wang was born in Tanghe County, Henan, in August 1952.[3] In October 1973, he was admitted to Changsha Metallurgical Industry School.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1974.[3] After graduating in January 1976, he was dispatched to North China Metallurgical and Mining Construction Company, a large state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry.[3]
In June 1979, he entered the Organization Department of CCP Hebei Provincial Committee.[3] Three years later, he became a secretary of the General Office of CCP Hebei Provincial Committee. He was deputy party chief, magistrate, and then party chief of Huolu County (now Luquan District) before serving as vice mayor of Shijiazhuang, capital and largest city of Hebei province, in April 1989.[3]
In July 1991, he was appointed vice mayor of Haikou, capital and most populous city of south China's Hainan province.[3] In May 1994, he became mayor and party chief of Qiongshan (now Qiongshan District), a nearby county-level city of Haikou. In February 1998, he became party chief of Sanya, and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] In April 2002, he was promoted to deputy party chief of Hainan, and one month later concurrently holding the party chief of Haikou position.[3]
In December 2004, he was transferred to southwest China's Guizhou province and appointed deputy party chief, a position he held for more than seven years.[3] He served as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2012, and one year later promoted to the chairman and party branch secretary position.[3] He retired in January 2018.
On February 21, 2021, the state media reported that he was being investigated for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4] On August 15, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.[5] On October 13, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[6] On November 30, he stood trial at the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin on charges of taking bribes.[7] Prosecutors accused Wang of taking advantage of his different positions between 1995 and 2021 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in enterprise operation, planning approval and job adjustment.[7] In return, he accepted 434 million yuan (about 68.13 million U.S. dollars) worth of money and valuables personally or through his family members.[7]
On January 17, 2022, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth 450 million yuan ($70.7 million) by Tianjin No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.[8]
Liang Jianzhong (梁建忠) (21 February 2021). 牛年首“虎”王富玉,已退休3年,十九大以来贵州第三“虎” [Wang Fuyu, the first leader of provincial-ministerial level stepped down in year of the ox, the third leader of provincial-ministerial level from Guizhou to be targeted since the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 February 2021. Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (21 February 2021). 今年第三“虎”:曾在冀琼黔三省任职的王富玉落马 [Wang Fuyu, the third leader of provincial-ministerial level stepped down in 2021]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 February 2021. 贵州省政协原主席王富玉接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 [Wang Fuyu, former CPPCC Chairman of Guizhou under investigation]. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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Preceded by Hong Shouxiang |
Communist Party Secretary of Sanya 1998–2002 |
Succeeded by Yu Xun |
Preceded by Cai Changsong |
Communist Party Secretary of Haikou 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Wang Weilu |
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Preceded by Wang Zhengfu |
Chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2013–2018 |
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