Hou Jizhen Explained

Office1:Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region
Term Start1:June 2009
Term End1:January 2014
Predecessor1:Hou Shusen
Hou Jizhen
Native Name:侯继振
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Xiajin County, Shandong, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:?–2014
Rank: Lieutenant general
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Child:yes
Order:st
P:Hóu Jìzhèn

Hou Jizhen (; born November 1951) is a retired lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region from 2009 to 2014. He was a representative of 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Hou was born in Xiajin County, Shandong, in November 1951. He served in the 23rd Army for a long time. In December 2003, he was appointed commander of the 40th Group Army, replacing Wang Guosheng. In December 2005, he was commissioned as commander of the 16th Group Army, succeeding .[1] In June 2009, he rose to become chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region,[2] and then deputy commander of the region in December 2013, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2014.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2002 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lu Mengjun (Chinese: 卢梦君). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1272320 . zh:第16集团军原军长高光辉赴成都军区任职,曾是最年轻军长 . thepaper . 21 October 2014 . 20 November 2021 . zh.
  2. News: Wang Jian (Chinese: 王健). http://wei.sohu.com/20140217/n395128600.shtml . zh:解放军多个军区高层调整 30多将军亮相新岗位 . Sohu . 17 February 2014 . 20 November 2021 . zh.
  3. News: Zhai Ming (Chinese: 翟明). https://news.china.com/domestic/945/20160124/21277895.html . zh:黑龙江省军区司令员李雷出任黑龙江省“戎装常委” . china.com . 24 January 2016 . 20 November 2021 . zh.