Xu Yaoyuan (Chinese: 许耀元; born December 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Xu Yaoyuan | |||||||
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许耀元 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences | |||||||
| In office December 2014 – January 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Sun Sijing | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Fang Xiang | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police | |||||||
| In office July 2010 – December 2014 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Yu Linxiang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Sun Sijing | ||||||
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| Born | December 1952 (age 71–72) Wujiang County, Jiangsu, 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 | 1969–2017 | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许耀元 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 許耀元 | ||||||
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Biography
editXu was born in Wujiang County, Jiangsu in December 1952. He enlisted in the PLA in 1969, and served in the 23rd Army. In 1997 he entered the PLA General Political Department (GPD); in 2004 he was put in charge of the cadres department of the GPD. In 2007 he became assistant to the director of the Department. In 2010 he attained the rank of lieutenant general, and became Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police. In July 2012 he was promoted to full general.[1] In December 2014, Xu replaced General Sun Sijing as Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science.[2]
References
edit- ^ "中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式". 中华人民共和国国防部. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ "解放军高层调动大幕拉开 五正大军区级将领履新". 大公报. Retrieved 2014-12-25.