Wang Liyan Explained

Office1:Commander of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force
Term Start1:August 2021
Wang Liyan
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Allegiance: China
Rank: Lieutenant general

Wang Liyan (; born 1962) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.

He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Wang was born in 1962.

He once served as deputy director of the Headquarters of the Second Artillery Force (now People's Liberation Army Rocket Force) and dean of the NCO Vocational and Technical Education School of the Second Artillery Force Engineering University.

He became deputy chief engineer of the 54th Base of the Second Artillery Force in 2012, he remained in that position until July 2014, when he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet.[2]

In 2019, he was made deputy director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission, and served until August 2021, when he was promoted to commander of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in December 2013 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2021.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Xu Kun (Chinese: 徐锟) . http://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202210/22/WS63537f11a310817f312f2d1a.html . zh:中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单(171名) . Chinadaily . 22 October 2022 . 27 October 2022 . zh.
  2. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1336965 . zh:二炮第56基地原领导任永吉跨军兵种调任南海舰队副参谋长 . thepaper . 31 May 2015 . 27 October 2022 . zh.
  3. News: Zhang Chen (Chinese: 张晨) . http://henan.china.com.cn/news/2022-01/10/content_41847712.htm . zh:王立岩已任联勤保障部队司令员 . china.com.cn . 10 January 2022 . 27 October 2022 . zh.
  4. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊) . http://news.takungpao.com/mainland/zgzq/2014-01/2148397.html . zh:第二炮兵领导班子调整 于大清改任副政委 . takungpao.com . 2 January 2014 . 27 October 2022 . zh.