Zhang Xuejie (Chinese: 张学杰; born August 1961) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as political commissar of the Tibet Military District, succeeding Wang Jianwu in May 2018.
Zhang Xuejie | |||||||
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张学杰 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District | |||||||
| Assumed office May 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Jianwu | ||||||
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| Born | August 1961 (age 63) Shou County, Anhui, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张学杰 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張學傑 | ||||||
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Biography
editZhang was born in Shou County, Anhui, in August 1961. He served in the 31st Group Army for a long time. In 2013, he was made political commissar of the 12th Group Army, replacing Bai Lü.[1] In 2017, he given the position of political commissar of the 31st Group Army. In 2017, he became deputy director of Political Work Department of the Eastern Theater Command.[1] In May 2018, he succeeded Wang Jianwu as political commissar of the Tibet Military District.[2] In January 2020, he was admitted as a member of the standing committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the region's top authority.[citation needed]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019.[3]
Personal life
editHis elder brother Zhang Xueping (born 1955) is a politician and the current vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (23 July 2017). 原31集团军政委张学杰已改任驻南京部队领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (3 September 2018). 张学杰少将升任西藏军区政委，曾任原第31集团军政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 陆军举行晋衔仪式：张明才等6位军官晋升中将军衔. Sohu (in Chinese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.