Jiang Guoping (Chinese: 姜国平; born October 1962) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been deputy commander of the North Theater Command since September 2019. He served as a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.[1]
Jiang Guoping | |||||||
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姜国平 | |||||||
| Deputy Commander of the North Theater Command | |||||||
| Assumed office September 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Changjiang | ||||||
| President of Dalian Naval Academy | |||||||
| In office 2011–2014 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Shen Jinlong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Yujie | ||||||
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| Born | October 1962 (age 62) Rushan County, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Dalian Naval Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姜国平 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 姜國平 | ||||||
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Biography
editJiang was born into an official family in Rushan County, Shandong, in October 1962. He graduated from Dalian Naval Academy and served as its president from 2011 to 2014. In September 2014, he was commissioned as deputy chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet. In December, he became commander of the 19th Escort Formation of the People's Liberation Army Navy, responsible for the convoy of the Gulf of Aden. During his tenure, he was the commander of the Yemeni Overseas Chinese Evacuation Task Force. Within 12 days, he commanded the naval vessel to safely evacuate 897 Chinese and foreign citizens. In April 2015, he rose to become chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet.[2] In January 2017, he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, serving in the post until September 2019, when he was given the position of deputy commander of the North Theater Command.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in 2012 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gong Yang (巩阳) (24 February 2018). （受权发布）中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单. Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (27 April 2015). 姜国平少将升任北海舰队参谋长，王海少将不再担任. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (9 July 2017). 海军少将姜国平任中央军委联合参谋部参谋长助理. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (4 February 2020). 战区多位军官晋升中将军衔后首次亮相. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.