Wang Wenquan (Chinese: 王文全; pinyin: Wáng Wénquán; born December 1962) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, who has served as the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command since December 2023.
Wang Wenquan | |
|---|---|
王文全 | |
| Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command | |
| Assumed office December 2023 | |
| Commander | Wang Xiubin |
| Preceded by | Wang Jianwu |
| Political Commissar of the Joint Support Force of the Central Military Commission | |
| In office September 2020 – December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Zhongbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1962 (age 61–62) Xinzhou County, Hubei, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Rank |  General |
Biography
editWang was born in Xinzhou County, Hubei, in December 1962.
He served in the 20th Group Army for a long time. He was Director of the Political Department of the 26th Group Army (now 80th Group Army) in July 2013 and subsequently political commissar of the 27th Group Army in March 2016.[1] One year later, he became political commissar of the 72nd Group Army.[2] He was promoted to deputy political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force in June 2020, and soon in September he was chosen as political commissar of the Joint Support Force of the Central Military Commission. He was named as the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command in December 2023, succeeding Wang Jianwu.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2020. In December 2023, he was promoted to the rank of general (shangjiang).
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ 接棒薛凝冰 王文全任第27集团军政委. Sohu (in Chinese). 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Ding Xiao (丁晓) (13 July 2017). 原第1集团军政委秦树桐出任第75集团军政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Dang, Yuanyue (26 December 2023). "China names submariner Hu Zhongming as top PLA Navy commander". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.