In July 2007, Wang was appointed the chief of General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission, in charge of institutional reforms, holding the rank of a minister; he stayed in the role until 2012, when he was transferred to become party chief of Sichuan,[2] succeeding Liu Qibao. Wang's appointment in Sichuan came at a sensitive time. Sichuan was known to be a power base of the former security chief Zhou Yongkang. Wang assisted party disciplinary authorities as political allies of Zhou were investigated and sacked. Wang accompanied Xi Jinping on his 2015 visit to the United States.[1] In March 2018, Wang was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[3] Later he was appointed the Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[4]