Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy explained

Post:Political Commissar
Body:the
People's Liberation Army Navy
Native Name:中国人民解放军海军政治委员
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:Miao Hua
Incumbentsince:December 2014
Member Of:Central Military Commission
Reports To:The Chairman
Seat:Beijing
Nominator:The Chairman
Appointer:The Chairman
Formation:1957
First:Su Zhenhua
Deputy:Ding Haichun
Wang Dengping

The Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy is the political head of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

The commissar is in charge of building Chinese Communist Party organizations and directing political ideology. The political commissar holds a unique position in the PLAN. This post was created in the by Mao Zedong in 1927.

List of Political Commissars

No.ImageNameChinese nameRankAlma masterTerm of OfficeRef
BeganEnded
1 Chinese: 苏振华 Admiral (1955) February 1957 June 1967
2 Chinese: 李作鹏 Vice Admiral (1955) June 1967 September 1971
3 Chinese: 苏振华 Admiral (1955) March 1973 February 1979
4 Chinese: 叶飞 Admiral (1955) February 1979 January 1980
5 Chinese: 李耀文 Admiral (1988) People's Liberation Army Advanced Military Academy January 1980 April 1990
6 Chinese: 魏金山 Vice Admiral (1988) April 1990 November 1993
7 Chinese: 周坤仁 Admiral (2000) November 1993 July 1995
8 Chinese: 杨怀庆 Rear admiral (1990)
Vice admiral (1994)
Admiral (2000)
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist PartyJuly 1995 June 2003
9 Chinese: 胡彦林 Rear admiral (1990)
Vice admiral (1995)
Admiral (2004)
June 2003 July 2008
10 Chinese: 刘晓江 Admiral (2011) July 2008 December 2014 [1]
11 Chinese: 苗华 Admiral (2015) December 2014 2017 [2]
12 Chinese: 秦生祥 Admiral (2019) 2017

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2014-03-13 . zh:海军政委刘晓江:海军参与搜救绝非秀肌肉 . . zh.
  2. News: http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2014-12-30/0913816510.html . zh:外媒关注苗华任中国海军政委 曾在福建任职20年 . Sina . 2014-12-30. zh.