Li Qianyuan (Chinese: 李乾元; pinyin: Lǐ Qiányuán; born 12 March 1942) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1][2] He a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 13th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 14th and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
Li Qianyuan | |
|---|---|
李乾元 | |
| Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region | |
| In office September 1999 – June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Guo Boxiong |
| Succeeded by | Wang Guosheng |
| Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region | |
| In office December 1994 – April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Qian Shugen |
| Succeeded by | Zheng Shouzeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1942 Lin County, Henan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Zhongyuan University of Technology PLA Military Academy PLA National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1961–2007 |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese War |
Biography
editLi was born in the town of Yaocun, in Lin County (now Linzhou), Henan, on 12 March 1942.[4] In 1959, he entered Zhengzhou Textile Machinery College (now Zhongyuan University of Technology), and joined the Communist Youth League of China in the same year.[4] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1963.[4] After graduating from the PLA Military Academy in 1982, he was assigned to chief of staff of a PLA Division. In 1983, he was commissioned as deputy chief of staff of the 1st Group Army, taking part in the Sino-Vietnamese War. As a result of his distinguished service at the war, he was promoted to commander of the 1st Group Army, replacing Fu Quanyou. In July 1990, he became deputy chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region, a position he held until December 1994, when he was promoted to chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region. In April 1999, he became deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, rising to commander five months later.[3][5] He retired in June 2007 and Wang Guosheng was promoted to commander in his plac. In March 2008, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee.
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1996 and general (shangjiang) in June 2004.
Personal life
editHis younger brother Li Guangyuan (李广元) is a businessman and politician.
Publication
edit- 西进战略 [Westward Strategy] (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Publishing House. 2010. ISBN 9787010091273.
References
edit- ^ 李乾元专著《西进战略》首发座谈会在京举行. Sohu (in Chinese). 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Li Dianren (李殿仁) (25 September 2010). 将军的西部情怀——李乾元和他的《西进战略》. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Yuan Guangbin (袁广斌); Xue Mei (薛媚) (18 September 2015). 李乾元上将为我校师生作国防教育报告. Yanan University (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c 上将李乾元的退休生活:在广东最能代表河南人. Sohu (in Chinese). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Wang Jianmin (王建民) (6 August 2003). 图文：兰州军区司令员李乾元中将回答记者提问. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2022.