Post: | Chief of Staff |
Body: | the People's Liberation Army Navy |
Native Name: | 中国人民解放军海军参谋长 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
Flag: | Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China.svg |
Flagsize: | 100px |
Flagcaption: | Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China |
Incumbent: | Zhang Wendan |
Incumbentsince: | January 2018 |
Member Of: | Central Military Commission |
Reports To: | The Chairman |
Seat: | Beijing |
Nominator: | The CMC Chairman |
Appointer: | The CMC Chairman |
Formation: | 1950 |
First: | Luo Shunchu |
The Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy is the third highest-ranking officer in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Chief of Staff is the head of the Naval Forces Military Command authorities and responsible to assist the military officer in the navy command.