Jiang Futang Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
Term Start1:September 1995
Term End1:December 2005
Predecessor1:Li Xinliang
Successor1:Huang Xianzhong
Office2:Director of Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region
Term Start2:December 1993
Term End2:September 1995
Office3:Director of Political Department of the Jinan Military Region
Term Start3:June 1985
Term End3:December 1993
Jiang Futang
Native Name:姜福堂
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Rongcheng County, Shandong, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:PLA Political College
Shandong University
PLA National Defence University
Serviceyears:1959–2005
Rank: General
Battles:Sino-Vietnamese War

Jiang Futang (; born October 1941) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.

Biography

Jiang was born in the town of Tengjia, in Rongcheng County (now Rongcheng), Shandong, in October 1941.[1]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1959, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1960. In August 1976, he rose to become director of Political Department of the 26th Group Army, and then political commissar in May 1983. In January 1985, he was appointed political commissar of the 67th Group Army. During his tenure, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[2] In June 1985, he was appointed director of Political Department of the Jinan Military Region, he remained in that position until December 1993, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and appointed deputy political commissar and director of Political Department. He became political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region in September 1995, and served until December 2005. In March 2008, he was made vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1993 and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://k.sina.com.cn/article_7071457152_1a57ddf8000100mlfy.html . zh:“七大军区”首任政治部主任都有谁?任职时都什么军衔?谁最高 . sina . 13 March 2020 . 4 April 2022 . zh.
  2. News: https://www.163.com/dy/article/FU51OGQ505371T55.html . zh:儒将姜福堂,两山轮战中走出来的名将,曾任沈阳军区政治委员 . 163.com . 18 December 2020 . 4 April 2022 . zh.