Liu Zhenli (general)
Liu Zhenli | |||||||
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刘振立 | |||||||
| Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |||||||
| Assumed office June 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Han Weiguo | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |||||||
| In office December 2015 – June 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | TBA | ||||||
| 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 57) Luancheng County, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| 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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Liu Zhenli (Chinese: 刘振立; born August 1964) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force since June 2021.[1]
He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.
Biography[]
Liu was born in Luancheng County, Hebei, in August 1964. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in September 1983 and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1984. He graduated from the PLA National Defence University.
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.
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.
He was transferred to the People's Armed Police in July 2015 and appointed chief of staff.
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.
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.[2]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jia Nan (贾楠) (5 July 2021). 4人晋升上将！. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Shijiazhuang
- PLA National Defence University alumni
- People's Liberation Army generals from Hebei
- Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress
- Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party