Sheng Bin | |
|---|---|
盛斌 | |
| Secretary-General of the National Defense Mobilization Commission | |
| Assumed office December 2016 | |
| Leader | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Wang Guanzhong |
| Head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission | |
| In office January 2016 – December 2021 | |
| Leader | Xi Jinping |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Liu Faqing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1958 (age 65) Yingkou County, Liaoning, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | PLA National Defence University Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1976–2021 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Sheng Bin (Chinese: 盛斌; pinyin: Shèng Bīn; born December 1958) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission between 2016 and 2021.
He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.
Biography
Sheng was born in Yingkou County (now Yingkou), Liaoning, in December 1958.
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1976. In 1994, he rose to become commander of the 205th Regiment of the 69th Division of the 23rd Group Army. In 1997, he entered the PLA National Defence University, where he graduated in 2000. In 2001, he studied at the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and was promoted to commander of the 69th Motorized Infantry Division after returning China. He served as chief of staff of the 40th Group Army in 2006 and then deputy commander in July 2007. In January 2009, he became deputy commander of the 39th Group Army. In March 2012, he was made commander of the Heilongjiang Military District, and held that office until December 2014, when he was appointed deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.[2] He was commissioned as head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission in January 2016,[3] concurrently serving as secretary-general of the National Defense Mobilization Commission since December of that same year.[4] In December 2021, he retired from active service due to reaching retirement age.
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2007 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2016.[5]
References
- ↑ Yang Ting (杨婷) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ Zhao Fuduo (赵复多) (4 January 2015). 接替侯继振 盛斌升任沈阳军区副司令员. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ Chen Lei (陈磊) (12 January 2016). 中央军委15个职能部门 13部门主官确定. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ 军委国防动员部部长盛斌兼任国家国防动员委员会秘书长. thepaper (in Chinese). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (12 August 2016). 军委国防动员部部长盛斌、政委朱生岭双双晋升中将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.