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Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy

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Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
中国人民解放军海军司令员
Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Hu Zhongming
since December 2023
 People's Liberation Army Navy
TypeCommanding officer
Reports toChief of the Joint Staff
AppointerMilitary Chairman
Formation14 April 1950; 74 years ago (1950-04-14)
First holderXiao Jinguang

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.

History

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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.

List of commanders

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Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy East China Military Area Command Navy

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No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Alma mater Ref.
1
Zhang Aiping 张爱萍
Shunchu, LuoZhang Aiping
张爱萍

(1910–2003)
23 April 194914 April 1950356 daysCounter-Japanese Military and Political University.

Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy

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No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Alma mater Ref.
1
Xiao Jinguang 萧劲光
Jinguang, XiaoFleet Admiral
Xiao Jinguang
萧劲光

(1903–1989)
14 April 1950January 198029 years, 8 monthsMoscow Sun Yat-sen University.
2
Ye Fei 叶飞
Fei, YeGeneral
Ye Fei
叶飞

(1914–1999)
January 1980August 19822 years, 7 monthsWhampoa Military Academy.
3
Liu Huaqing 刘华清
Huaqing, LiuAdmiral
Liu Huaqing
刘华清

(1916–2011)
August 1982January 19885 years, 5 monthsN. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy.
4
Zhang Lianzhong 张连忠
Lianzhong, ZhangAdmiral
Zhang Lianzhong
张连忠

(born 1931)
January 1988November 19968 years, 10 monthsNaval Submarine Institute.
5
Shi Yunsheng 石云生
Yunsheng, ShiAdmiral
Shi Yunsheng
石云生

(born 1940)
November 1996June 20036 years, 7 monthsPeople's Liberation Army
National Defence University
.
6
Zhang Dingfa 张定发
Dingfa, ZhangAdmiral
Zhang Dingfa
张定发

(1943–2006)
June 2003April 20062 years, 10 monthsPeople's Liberation Army
National Defence University
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7
Wu Shengli 吴胜利
Shengli, WuAdmiral
Wu Shengli
吴胜利

(born 1945)
April 2006January 201710 years, 9 monthsPeople's Liberation Army
Institute of Surveying and Mapping
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8
Shen Jinlong 沈金龙
Shengli, WuAdmiral
Shen Jinlong
沈金龙

(born 1956)
January 20176 September 20214 years, 8 months..
9
Dong Jun 董军
Jun, DongAdmiral
Dong Jun
董军
6 September 202126 December 20232 years, 3 months.[3]
10
Hu Zhongming 胡中明
Zhongming, HuAdmiral
Hu Zhongming
胡中明
26 December 2023Incumbent10 months.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 海军原司令员张定发出殡 胡锦涛亲自送别. ifeng (in Chinese). 2006-12-23.
  2. ^ 吴胜利同志简历. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016.
  3. ^ "中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺" [The Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote the rank of general Xi Jinping issued a certificate of order and congratulated the promoted officer]. news.cn (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ Dang, Yuanyue (26 December 2023). "China names submariner Hu Zhongming as top PLA Navy commander". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

Further reading

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  • Ma Junjie (2014-10-01). 《档案里的中国海军历史》 [The History of PLA Navy in Archives] (in Chinese). jinan, Shandong: Shandong Pictorial Publishing House. ISBN 9787547413555.
  • Gao Xiaoxing; Weng Saifei; Zhou Dehua (2012-10-01). The PLA Navy. Beijing: China Intercontinental Press. ISBN 9787508522258.
  • Li Qiong (2015). 《海上长城:中国人民解放军海军成立六十周年庆典》 [Great Wall in the Sea: 60 Anniversary of the Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy] (in Chinese). Changchun ,Jilin: Jilin Publishing Group. ISBN 9787546318264.