Liu Zhenli (Chinese: 刘振立; born August 1964) is a general (4 star) (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. He was commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force from June 2021 to December 2022.[1]
Liu Zhenli | |||||||
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刘振立 | |||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission | |||||||
| Assumed office September 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Zuocheng | ||||||
| Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |||||||
| In office June 2021 – September 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Han Weiguo | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Qiaoming | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |||||||
| In office December 2015 – June 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Huang Ming | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of People's Armed Police | |||||||
| In office July 2015 – December 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Niu Zhizhong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Qin Tian | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | August 1964 (age 60) Luancheng County, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA National Defence University | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1983–present | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘振立 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉振立 | ||||||
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He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.
Biography
editLiu was born in Luancheng County, Hebei, in August 1964. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in September 1983 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1984. He graduated from the PLA National Defence University.[citation needed]
In 1986, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991). In the war, he and his men successfully defended the line against repeated the People's Army of Vietnam assaults for 36 times.[citation needed]
He was chief of staff of the 65th Group Army in December 2009, commander of the army in February 2012, and commander of the 38th Group Army in March 2014.[citation needed]
He was transferred to the People's Armed Police in July 2015 and appointed chief of staff.[citation needed]
In December 2015, he became the first chief of staff of the newly reshuffled People's Liberation Army Ground Force. In June 2021, he was made commander of the army.[citation needed]
In September 2022, he was commissioned as chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.[2][3][4]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in December 2010, lieutenant general (Zhongjiang) in July 2016, and general (Shangjiang) in July 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ Yu Hui (余晖) (5 July 2021). 四位将军同时晋升上将！职务均系首次披露. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ 港媒称习近平军委新班子搭成 军委副主席换人. rfi.fr (in Chinese). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Yang An (杨安) (24 October 2022). 中共二十大报道：新任中央军委成员出炉,“台海帮”得势. voachinese.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ 路透：新一届中央军委为可能的对台行动提供凝聚力. dw.com (in Chinese). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Jia Nan (贾楠) (5 July 2021). 4人晋升上将！. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2021.