Wei Gang (Chinese: 魏钢; born 1960) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Wei Gang | |||||||
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魏钢 | |||||||
| Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy | |||||||
| In office January 2017 – June 2022 | |||||||
| Political Commissar | Wang Huayong Liu Qingsong | ||||||
| Preceded by | Su Zhiqian | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Zhongcai | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Penglai County, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Rank |  Vice Admiral | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 魏钢 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 魏鋼 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Wei was born in Penglai County (now Penglai District of Yantai), Shandong, in 1960.[2]
He served in the North Sea Fleet for a long time and once served as commander of the Lüshun Naval Base and chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet from July 2013 to January 2014. In July 2015, he succeeded Xu Weibing as head of the PLA Navy Logistics Department.[3] He was appointed deputy commander of the Southern Theater Command in January 2016, concurrently holding the chief of staff position.[4] He became commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy in January 2017, and served until June 2022.[5]
He attained the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2017.[6]
References edit
- ^ 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ 海军三大舰队换帅 南海舰队将领受青睐. china.caixin.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ 北海舰队副司令员魏钢上调海军总部，出任后勤部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ 海军后勤部原部长魏钢、原沈空参谋长常丁求任驻粤部队领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ 海军三大舰队司令员集中换帅：跨区交流任用，调整间隔期缩短. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ 海军举行将官军衔晋升仪式：陈学斌、魏钢晋升为中将. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.