Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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| Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |
|---|---|
| 中国人民解放军陆军司令员 (Chinese) | |
| File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |
since September 2022 | |
| File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |
| Type | Commanding officer |
| Reports to | Chief of the Joint Staff |
| Appointer | Military Chairman |
| Formation | January 2016 |
| First holder | Li Zuocheng |
The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军司令员; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn lùjūn sīlìng yuán) is the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The current commander is General Li Qiaoming.
History
[edit | edit source]The position was created following the 2015 military reform, which saw major changes to the PLA structure. Prior to the reform, leadership was split between four departments under the Central Military Commission (General Political, General Logistics, General Armament and General Staff Departments).[1]
List of commanders
[edit | edit source]| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | File:China’s Central Military Commission Gen. Li Zuocheng.jpg | General Li Zuocheng (born 1953) |
1 January 2016 | August 2017 | 1 year, 7 months | [2] |
| 2 | File:No image.svg | General Han Weiguo (born 1956) |
August 2017 | June 2021 | 3 years, 10 months | [3] |
| 3 | File:Liu Zhenli 2025.jpg | General Liu Zhenli (born 1964) |
June 2021 | September 2022 | 1 year, 3 months | [4] |
| 4 | File:Li Qiaoming (2024),.jpg | General Li Qiaoming (born 1961) |
September 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 8 months | [5] |
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