Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
| Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy 中国人民解放军海军司令员 | |
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Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China | |
| Member of | Central Military Commission |
| Reports to | The Chairman |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Nominator | The Chairman |
| Appointer | The Chairman |
| Formation | April 14, 1950 |
| First holder | Xiao Jinguang |
| Deputy | Du Jingchen |
The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军司令员; traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍海軍司令員; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn Sīlìngyuán), is the title of the People's Liberation Army officer who serves as the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The 7th and current, commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy is Admiral Wu Shengli.
Title's history
The PLA East China Military Area Command Navy Command (华东军区海军司令员) 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 PLA Navy Command was established in Beijing, which is the China's highest naval organ. The Commander of the PLA Navy is nominated by the President for appointment from any eligible officers holding the rank of admiral (shang jiang), and under the leadership of the Central Military Commission. Senior General Xiao Jinguang was the first commander of the PLA Navy.
List of commanders
Commander of the PLA East China Military Area Command Navy
| No. | Image | Name | Chinese name | Rank | Alma master | Term of Office | Ref | ||
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| 1 |  | Zhang Aiping | 张爱萍 | Admiral (1955) | Counter-Japanese Military and Political University | 23 April 1949 | 14 April 1950 | ||
Commander of the PLA Navy
| No. | Image | Name | Chinese name | Rank | Alma master | Term of Office | Ref | ||
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| Began | Ended | ||||||||
| 1 |  | Xiao Jinguang | 萧劲光 | Senior General (1955) | Moscow Sun Yat-sen University | 14 April 1950 | January 1980 | ||
| 2 |  | Ye Fei | 叶飞 | Admiral (1955) | Whampoa Military Academy | January 1980 | August 1982 | ||
| 3 |  | Liu Huaqing | 刘华清 | Admiral (1988) | August 1982 | January 1988 | |||
| 4 | Zhang Lianzhong | 张连忠 | Admiral (1993) | Naval Submarine Institute | January 1988 | November 1996 | |||
| 5 | Shi Yunsheng | 石云生 | Admiral (2000) | PLA National Defence University | November 1996 | June 2003 | |||
| 6 | Zhang Dingfa | 张定发 | Admiral (2004) | PLA National Defence University | June 2003 | April 2006 | [1] | ||
| 7 |  | Wu Shengli | 吴胜利 | Admiral (2007) | PLA Institute of Surveying and Mapping | April 2006 | [2] | ||
References
- ↑ 海军原司令员张定发出殡 胡锦涛亲自送别. ifeng (in Chinese). 2006-12-23.
- ↑ 吴胜利同志简历. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016.
Further reading
- 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.
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