Li Fengbiao

Li Fengbiao
李凤彪
Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2021
Preceded byWu Shezhou
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
In office
April 2019 – June 2021
Preceded byGao Jin
Succeeded byJu Qiansheng
Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command
In office
January 2016 – April 2019
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byWang Changjiang
Personal details
BornOctober 1959 (age 64)
Anxin County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1978–present
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李凤彪
Traditional Chinese李鳳彪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Fèngbiāo

Li Fengbiao (Chinese: 李凤彪; born October 1959) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is the current political commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of the five military regions of the People's Liberation Army. He was a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Li was born in Anxin County, Hebei, in October 1959. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1978. He was chief of staff of the 15th Airborne Corps in 2007 before serving as commander of the 15th Army (now People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps) in July 2011. In December 2014, he was assigned deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, one of seven military districts in China. In January 2016, he was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff of the newly founded Central Theater Command.[2] He was commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force in April 2019, and held that office until June 2021, when he was appointed political commissar of the Western Theater Command.[citation needed]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in 2008, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016,[3] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2019.[4]

References

  1. ^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". xinhuanet.com. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (4 February 2016). 李凤彪任中部战区副司令员兼参谋长，张义瑚任副司令员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (24 January 2017). 中部战区副司令员兼参谋长李凤彪已晋升中将军衔. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ Li, Jiayao (12 December 2019). "7 Chinese military officers promoted to rank of general". Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
Yao Hengbin
 Commander of the 15th Army
2011–2014 		Succeeded by
New title Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command
2016–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command
2021–present 		Incumbent
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