Zhang Xuejie Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District
Term Start1:May 2018
Predecessor1:Wang Jianwu
Zhang Xuejie
Native Name:张学杰
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Shou County, Anhui, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:?–present
Rank: Lieutenant general
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Zhāng Xuéjié

Zhang Xuejie (; born August 1961) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as political commissar of the Tibet Military District, succeeding Wang Jianwu in May 2018.

Biography

Zhang was born in Shou County, Anhui, in August 1961. He served in the 31st Group Army for a long time. In 2013, he was made political commissar of the 12th Group Army, replacing Bai Lü.[1] In 2017, he given the position of political commissar of the 31st Group Army. In 2017, he became deputy director of Political Work Department of the Eastern Theater Command.[1] In May 2018, he succeeded Wang Jianwu as political commissar of the Tibet Military District.[2] In January 2020, he was admitted as a member of the standing committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the region's top authority.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019.[3]

Personal life

His elder brother (born 1955) is a politician and the current vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1740096 . zh:原31集团军政委张学杰已改任驻南京部队领导 . thepaper . 23 July 2017 . 18 November 2021 . zh.
  2. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2404652 . zh:张学杰少将升任西藏军区政委,曾任原第31集团军政委 . thepaper . 3 September 2018 . 18 November 2021 . zh.
  3. News: https://www.sohu.com/a/323653268_260616 . zh:陆军举行晋衔仪式:张明才等6位军官晋升中将军衔 . Sohu . 28 June 2019 . 18 November 2021 . zh.