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GeneralLiu Yuejun
刘粤军
Liu Yuejun in 2016
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command
In office
February 2016 – December 2019
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byHe Weidong
Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office
October 2012 – January 2016
Preceded byWang Guosheng
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison
In office
April 1999 – February 2002
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byLiu Lianhua [zh]
Personal details
BornSeptember 1954 (age 70)
Guangdong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1969–2019
Rank General
CommandsLanzhou Military Region (2012–2016)
Eastern Theater Command (2016–2019)
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘粤军
Traditional Chinese劉粵軍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yuèjūn

Liu Yuejun (Chinese: 刘粤军; born September 1954) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2016 to 2019.

Biography

Liu traces his ancestry to Rongcheng, Shandong, but he was born in Guangdong, where both of his parents were serving in the military. His given name, Yuejun, literally means "Guangdong army". He joined the army when he was 14 years old. He joined the 41st Army. In 1989 he became the chief of general staff of the 91st division of the 41st army. In 1993 he took charge of the Shenzhen preparatory force of the Hong Kong Garrison; he then successively led the 121st and 123rd divisions. In October 1998 he was named chief of general staff of the 41st Group Army. In April 1999 he became the commander of the Macao Garrison. In June 2007 he became chief of general staff of the Lanzhou Military Region. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in July 2008. In October 2012 he was named commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.

On 31 July 2015, Liu Yuejun was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. On February 1, 2016, Liu was named commander of the re-organized Eastern Theater Command.

In August 2020, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Social Development Affairs Committee.

Liu was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees.

References

  1. 刘粤军升任兰州军区司令员 曾参加对越作战. sohu.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  2. "China promotes 10 officers to general". Xinhua. 2015-07-31. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.
  3. 五大战区司令员、政委公布(名单). Ifeng.com. February 1, 2015.
Military offices
New title Commander of the People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison
1999–2002 		Succeeded byLiu Lianhua [zh]
Preceded byWang Guosheng Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region
2012–2016 		Succeeded byPosition revoked
New title Commander of the Eastern Theater Command
2016–2019 		Succeeded byHe Weidong
Officers of the Lanzhou Military Region
Commanders
Political Commissars
Chiefs of Staff
China Commanders and Commissars of the People's Liberation Army theater commands
Eastern
Commanders
  1. Liu Yuejun
  2. He Weidong
  3. Lin Xiangyang
Commissars
  1. Zheng Weiping
  2. He Ping
  3. Liu Qingsong
Southern
Commanders
  1. Wang Jiaocheng
  2. Yuan Yubai
  3. Wang Xiubin
  4. Wu Yanan
Commissars
  1. Wei Liang
  2. Wang Jianwu
  3. Wang Wenquan
Western
Commanders
  1. Zhao Zongqi
  2. Zhang Xudong
  3. Xu Qiling
  4. Wang Haijiang
Commissars
  1. Zhu Fuxi
  2. Wu Shezhou
  3. Li Fengbiao
Northern
Commanders
  1. Song Puxuan
  2. Li Qiaoming
  3. Wang Qiang
Commissars
  1. Chu Yimin
  2. Fan Xiaojun
  3. Liu Qingsong
  4. Zheng Xuan
Central
Commanders
  1. Han Weiguo
  2. Yi Xiaoguang
  3. Lin Xiangyang
  4. Wu Yanan
  5. Huang Ming
Commissars
  1. Yin Fanglong
  2. Zhu Shengling
  3. Xu Deqing
Generals and admirals of the People's Republic of China in active service
Ground Force
and
Strategic Support Force
Navy*
Air Force
Rocket Force
Armed Police Force
*Although navy shang jiang is officially translated as "admiral", there is no distinction between "general" and "admiral" in Chinese.
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