Commander of the PLA Ground Force explained

Post:Commander
Body:the PLA Ground Force
Native Name:Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军司令员|
Incumbent:Li Qiaoming
Incumbentsince:September 2022
Type:Commanding officer
Reports To:Chief of the Joint Staff
Appointer:Military Chairman
First:Li Zuocheng

The Commander of the PLA Ground Force is the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The current commander is General Liu Zhenli.

List of commanders

PortraitName
Term of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1General
Li Zuocheng
January 2016August 2017[1]
2General
Han Weiguo
August 2017June 2021[2]
3General
Liu Zhenli
June 2021September 2022[3]
4General
Li Qiaoming
September 2022Incumbent[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-01-01/doc-ifxneept3518879.shtml . zh:李作成出任解放军陆军司令员 刘雷任陆军政委 . Li Zuocheng appointed as PLA army commander Liu Lei appointed as army political commissar . Sina . 2016-01-01 .
  2. News: zh:韩卫国上将已履新陆军司令员 接替李作成上将 . Admiral Han Weiguo has taken up the post of commander of the new army to replace Admiral Li Zuocheng . http://news.qq.com/a/20170901/049300.htm. 2017-09-01. Tencent. 2017-09-01.
  3. News: Yu Hui (Chinese: 余晖). https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A0BT6Z00.html . zh:四位将军同时晋升上将!职务均系首次披露 . qq.com . 5 July 2021 . 6 July 2021 . zh.
  4. Web site: 2023-01-04 . China promotes General Li Qiaoming to commander of PLA ground force . 2023-02-15 . . en.