Wang Chunning
Wang Chunning | |||||||
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王春宁 | |||||||
Commander of the People's Armed Police | |||||||
Assumed office December 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | Wang Ning | ||||||
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police | |||||||
In office April 2020 – December 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | Zheng Jiagai | ||||||
Succeeded by | TBA | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | March 1963 (age 61) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Occupation | Military officer | ||||||
Military service | |||||||
Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force (?–2020) People's Armed Police (2020–present) | ||||||
Years of service | ?-present | ||||||
Rank | Armed Police General | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 王春寧 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 王春宁 | ||||||
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Wang Chunning (Chinese: 王春宁; born March 1963) is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Armed Police.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2011, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,[2] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[3]
Biography
[edit]Wang was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in March 1963, while his ancestral home is in Muping District of Yantai, Shandong. His father Wang Yongming was a lieutenant general.
He entered politics in July 1985, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1986.[citation needed] In 2009 he was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Group Army. He was its deputy commander in 2010, and held that office until 2014. In January 2014 he succeeded Han Weiguo as commander of the 12th Group Army. In August 2016, he was appointed commander of the Beijing Garrison. In January 2020, he became a member of Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee. In April 2020, he was appointed chief of staff of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to its commander in December of that same year.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers". xinhuanet.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (4 August 2017). 廖可铎、何卫东、徐忠波、李桥铭、王建武、王春宁晋升中将. thepaper.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (18 December 2020). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 20 December 2020.