Wei Liang Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command
Term Start1:February 2016
Term End1:April 2018
Predecessor1:New title
Successor1:Wang Jianwu
Office2:Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region
Term Start2:October 2012
Term End2:January 2016
Predecessor2:Zhang Yang
Successor2:Position revoked
Wei Liang
Native Name:魏亮
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Gaochun County, Jiangsu, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Allegiance: China
Rank: General

Wei Liang (; born February 1953) is a retired general (shangjiang) in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command.

Biography

Originally from Gaochun County (now Gaochun District), Jiangsu, Wei served in the 26th Army, then the People's Armed Police, before joining the Guangzhou Military Region in a leadership position. He earned the rank of General in July 2014. Between 2012 and 2016, he was the Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region. He was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: zh:习近平向4位新晋上将颁发命令状. http://news.163.com/14/0711/18/A0T49G180001124J_all.html#p1. 2014-07-11. 163.com. zh.