Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy

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 8th and current, commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy is Vice-Admiral Shen Jinlong.

Commander of the
People's Liberation Army Navy
中国人民解放军海军司令员
Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Shen Jinlong
since January 2017
Member of People's Liberation Army Navy
SeatBeijing
FormationApril 14, 1950
First holderXiao Jinguang

Title's history

The Navy of PLA East China Military Area Command (华东军区海军) 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 or Vice-admiral (shang jiang), and under the leadership of the Central Military Commission. Grand Admiral Xiao Jinguang was the first commander of the PLA Navy.

List of commanders

Commander of the PLA East China Military Area Command Navy
No. CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeAlma materRef
1
Shunchu, LuoZhang Aiping
张爱萍
(1910–2003)		23 April 194914 April 1950356 daysCounter-Japanese Military and Political University.

Commander of the PLA Navy
No. CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeAlma materRef
1
Jinguang, XiaoGrand Admiral
Xiao Jinguang
萧劲光
(1903–1989)		14 April 1950January 198029 years, 8 monthsMoscow Sun Yat-sen University.
2
Fei, YeGeneral
Ye Fei
叶飞
(1914–1999)		January 1980August 19822 years, 7 monthsWhampoa Military Academy.
3
Huaqing, LiuAdmiral
Liu Huaqing
刘华清
(1916–2011)		August 1982January 19885 years, 5 months..
4
Lianzhong, ZhangAdmiral
Zhang Lianzhong
张连忠
(born 1931)		January 1988November 19968 years, 10 monthsNaval Submarine Institute.
5
Yunsheng, ShiAdmiral
Shi Yunsheng
石云生
(born 1940)		November 1996June 20036 years, 7 monthsPLA National Defence University.
6
Dingfa, ZhangAdmiral
Zhang Dingfa
张定发
(1943–2006)		June 2003April 20062 years, 10 monthsPLA National Defence University[1]
7
Shengli, WuAdmiral
Wu Shengli
吴胜利
(born 1945)		April 2006January 201710 years, 9 monthsPLA Institute of Surveying and Mapping[2]
8
Shengli, WuVice Admiral
Shen Jinlong
沈金龙
(born 1956)		January 2017Incumbent4 years..

References
  1. 海军原司令员张定发出殡 胡锦涛亲自送别. ifeng (in Chinese). 2006-12-23.
  2. 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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