Wang Zhaoguo (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Wáng Zhà oguó; Pe?h-oe-ji: Ong Tiau-kok; born 14 July 1941) is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping.
An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a ministerial-level position at the age of 41.
Before entering the Politburo in 2002, he successively served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, the chief of the party's General Office, Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Governor of Fujian, Head of the United Front Work Department and Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC.
Initially speculated to be a political star and once regarded as the successor of the office of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Wang's career leveled out after he entered the Politburo of the Communist Party in 2002.
In his later years, he served as the head of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and as a Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress.