Liu Yuejun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yuejun (Chinese: 刘粤军; born September 1954) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2016 to 2019.

General Liu Yuejun
刘粤军
Liu Yuejun in 2016
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command
In office February 2016 – December 2019
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	He Weidong
Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office October 2012 – January 2016
Preceded by	Wang Guosheng
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison
In office April 1999 – February 2002
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Liu Lianhua
Personal details
Born	September 1954 (age 70) Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1969–2019
Rank	General
Commands	Lanzhou Military Region (2012–2016) Eastern Theater Command (2016–2019)
Battles/wars	Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘粤军
Traditional Chinese	劉粵軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Yuèjūn

Biography

Liu traces his ancestry to Rongcheng, Shandong, but he was born in Guangdong, where both of his parents were serving in the military. His given name, Yuejun, literally means "Guangdong army". He joined the army when he was 14 years old. He joined the 41st Army. In 1989 he became the chief of general staff of the 91st division of the 41st army. In 1993 he took charge of the Shenzhen preparatory force of the Hong Kong Garrison; he then successively led the 121st and 123rd divisions. In October 1998 he was named chief of general staff of the 41st Group Army. In April 1999 he became the commander of the Macao Garrison. In June 2007 he became chief of general staff of the Lanzhou Military Region. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in July 2008. In October 2012 he was named commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.

On 31 July 2015, Liu Yuejun was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. On February 1, 2016, Liu was named commander of the re-organized Eastern Theater Command.

In August 2020, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Social Development Affairs Committee.

Liu was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees.