Zhang Xuejie (Chinese: 张学杰; 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.
Zhang Xuejie | |||||||
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张学杰 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District | |||||||
| Assumed office May 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Jianwu | ||||||
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| Born | August 1961 (age 62) Shou County, Anhui, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张学杰 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張學傑 | ||||||
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Biography edit
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 CPC Tibet Regional Committee, 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 edit
His elder brother Zhang Xueping (born 1955) is a politician and the current vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
References edit
- ^ a b Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (23 July 2017). 原31集团军政委张学杰已改任驻南京部队领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (3 September 2018). 张学杰少将升任西藏军区政委，曾任原第31集团军政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 陆军举行晋衔仪式：张明才等6位军官晋升中将军衔. Sohu (in Chinese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.