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Commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军司令员) is the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The current commander is Admiral Hu Zhongming.
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |
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中国人民解放军海军司令员 | |
People's Liberation Army Navy | |
Type | Commanding officer |
Reports to | Chief of the Joint Staff |
Appointer | Military Chairman |
Formation | 14 April 1950 |
First holder | Xiao Jinguang |
The Navy of the People's Liberation Army Navy East China Military Area Command (华东军区海军) was originally established on April 23, 1949, in Baimamiao Township of Tai County, Jiangsu province, General Zhang Aiping was commissioned as commander and political commissar.
On April 14, 1950, the People's Liberation Army Navy Navy Command was established in Beijing, which is the China's highest naval organ. The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy Navy is nominated by the President for appointment from any eligible officers holding the rank of admiral or vice-admiral (shang jiang), and under the leadership of the Central Military Commission. Fleet Admiral Xiao Jinguang was the first commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy Navy.
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Alma mater | Ref. |
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1 | Zhang Aiping 张爱萍 (1910–2003) | 23 April 1949 | 14 April 1950 | 356 days | Counter-Japanese Military and Political University | . |
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Alma mater | Ref. |
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1 | Fleet Admiral Xiao Jinguang 萧劲光 (1903–1989) | 14 April 1950 | January 1980 | 29 years, 8 months | Moscow Sun Yat-sen University | . | |
2 | Ye Fei 叶飞 (1914–1999) | GeneralJanuary 1980 | August 1982 | 2 years, 7 months | Whampoa Military Academy | . | |
3 | Liu Huaqing 刘华清 (1916–2011) | AdmiralAugust 1982 | January 1988 | 5 years, 5 months | N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy | . | |
4 | Zhang Lianzhong 张连忠 (born 1931) | AdmiralJanuary 1988 | November 1996 | 8 years, 10 months | Naval Submarine Institute | . | |
5 | Shi Yunsheng 石云生 (born 1940) | AdmiralNovember 1996 | June 2003 | 6 years, 7 months | People's Liberation Army National Defence University | . | |
6 | Zhang Dingfa 张定发 (1943–2006) | AdmiralJune 2003 | April 2006 | 2 years, 10 months | People's Liberation Army National Defence University | [1] | |
7 | Wu Shengli 吴胜利 (born 1945) | AdmiralApril 2006 | January 2017 | 10 years, 9 months | People's Liberation Army Institute of Surveying and Mapping | [2] | |
8 | Shen Jinlong 沈金龙 (born 1956) | AdmiralJanuary 2017 | 6 September 2021 | 4 years, 8 months | . | . | |
9 | Dong Jun 董军 | Admiral6 September 2021 | 26 December 2023 | 2 years, 3 months | . | [3] | |
10 | Hu Zhongming 胡中明 | Admiral26 December 2023 | Incumbent | 9 months | . | [4] |
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