title: Wang Maolin
text: # Wang Maolin
  
  Wang Maolin (Chinese: 王茂林; born December 1934) is a Chinese politician. He was born in Qidong, Jiangsu. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1956. He was mayor (1982–1985) and Communist Party Secretary (1985–1987) of Taiyuan. He was Communist Party Secretary (1991–1993) and CPPCC Committee Chairman (1993) of Shanxi. He was Communist Party Secretary (1993–1999) and People's Congress Chairman (1998) of Hunan.
  
  Wang was the inaugural head of the 610 Office, in charge of suppressing Falun Gong.
  
  | Preceded by | Mayor of Taiyuan 1982–1985 | Succeeded byYang Chongchun |
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  | Preceded byWang Jiangong | Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan 1985–1987 | Succeeded bySun Ying |
  | Preceded byLi Ligong | Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi 1991–1993 | Succeeded byHu Fuguo |
  | Preceded byLi Xiuren | CPPCC Committee Chairman of Shanxi 1993 | Succeeded byHu Fuguo |
  | Preceded byXiong Qingquan | Communist Party Secretary of Hunan 1993–1999 | Succeeded byYang Zhengwu |
  | Preceded byLiu Fusheng | Chairman of the Hunan People's Congress 1998 | Succeeded byYang Zhenwu |
  