Photo: World Economic Forum / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on September 15, 1942, Wen Jiabao is from Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Public records list Wen Jiabao as a politician, geologist and economist. That works out to 83 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Tianjin Nankai High School and China University of Geosciences.
My Take
Wen Jiabao fascinates me because of where he started. Before serving as China's premier from 2003 to 2013, he trained as a geologist at the China University of Geosciences, spending early years among rocks and strata far from Beijing's corridors of power. I find that technical, fact-grounded background telling; it often produces leaders who respect data over ideology. Whether that shaped his decade at the top is for historians to judge, but I am drawn to the human arc of a Tianjin-born scientist rising to steer the world's most populous nation, then stepping quietly back into private life.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wen Jiabao
- Name (Japanese)
- 温家宝
- Born
- September 15, 1942 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- politician / geologist / economist / engineer
2. Background
- High school
- Tianjin Nankai High School
- University
- China University of Geosciences
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen%20Jiabao
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A9%E5%AE%B6%E5%AE%9D
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16628
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Wen Jiabao born?
Born September 15, 1942 (age 83).
Where is Wen Jiabao from?
Wen Jiabao is from Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
What does Wen Jiabao do?
Wen Jiabao works as politician, geologist, economist, engineer.
Politician — see all → · More people from the People's Republic of China →