Jiang Guoping
姜国平
Deputy Commander of the North Theater Command
Assumed office
September 2019
Preceded byWang Changjiang
President of Dalian Naval Academy
In office
2011–2014
Preceded byShen Jinlong
Succeeded byLi Yujie
Personal details
BornOctober 1962 (age 61)
Rushan County, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materDalian Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service?–present
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese姜国平
Traditional Chinese姜國平

Jiang Guoping (Chinese: 姜国平; born October 1962) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been deputy commander of the North Theater Command since September 2019. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

Jiang was born into an official family in Rushan County, Shandong, in October 1962. He graduated from Dalian Naval Academy and served as its president from 2011 to 2014. In September 2014, he was commissioned as deputy chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet. In December, he became commander of the 19th Escort Formation of the People's Liberation Army Navy, responsibling for the convoy of the Gulf of Aden. During his tenure, he was the commander of the Yemeni Overseas Chinese Evacuation Task Force. Within 12 days, he commanded the naval vesseled to safely evacuate 897 Chinese and foreign citizens. In April 2015, he rose to become chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet.[2] In January 2017, he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, serving in the post until September 2019, when he was given the position of deputy commander of the North Theater Command.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in 2012 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gong Yang (巩阳) (24 February 2018). （受权发布）中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (27 April 2015). 姜国平少将升任北海舰队参谋长，王海少将不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (9 July 2017). 海军少将姜国平任中央军委联合参谋部参谋长助理. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (4 February 2020). 战区多位军官晋升中将军衔后首次亮相. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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