Li Yujie (Chinese: 李玉杰; born December 1962) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy since December 2021. He served as a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Li Yujie
李玉杰
Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Assumed office
December 2021
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office
December 2019 – December 2021
Preceded byZhang Wendan
Succeeded byHu Zhongming
Commander of the Northern Theater Command Navy
In office
December 2017 – December 2019
Preceded byZhang Wendan
Succeeded byHu Zhongming
Personal details
BornDecember 1962 (age 61)
Laizhou County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materDalian Naval Academy
PLA Naval Land Warfare Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1981–present
Rank Vice admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Yùjié

Biography

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Li was born in Laizhou County (now Laizhou), Shandong, in December 1962.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army Navy in September 1981.[2] He graduated from Dalian Naval Academy and PLA Naval Land Warfare Academy. He once served as captain of the Chinese destroyer Qingdao (113).[2] He was deputy chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet in April 2012 and commander of Shanghai Marine Police District of the PLA Navy five months later. In October 2014, he was made president of Dalian Naval Academy,[3] nd held that office until September 2015, when he was soon commissioned as chief of staff of the South Sea Fleet. In May 2016, he was assigned to command the PLA Navy Logistics Department,[2] a position he held until December 2017, while was reassigned to the North Sea Fleet as commander.[4] In December 2019, he was given the position of Chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy, succeeding Zhang Wendan. In December 2021, Hu Zhongming was appointed to replace him as Chief of staff of the PLA Navy.[citation needed]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in 2012 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in June 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (6 September 2017). 解放军和武警部队选举产生303名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (10 May 2016). 南海舰队原参谋长李玉杰调任海军后勤部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ Long Yi (龙毅); Lu Mengjun (卢梦君) (2 November 2014). 海军上海水警区原司令员李玉杰少将已任大连舰艇学院院长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ Guo Yuandan (郭媛丹) (9 January 2018). 环球网:张文旦调任海军参谋长,李玉杰出任北海舰队司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ Zhang Shen (张申) (4 July 2019). 海军副司令员冯丹宇晋升海军中将 祖父为冯玉祥. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Educational offices
Preceded by President of Dalian Naval Academy
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Yan Zhengming (严正明)
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the South Sea Fleet
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the PLA Navy Logistics Department
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Liu Zizhu (刘子柱)
Preceded by Commander of the Northern Theater Command Navy
2017–2019
Succeeded by
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy
2019–2021