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
Incumbent
Li Qiaoming
since September 2022
File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Ground Force
TypeCommanding officer
Reports toChief of the Joint Staff
AppointerMilitary Chairman
FormationJanuary 2016; 10 years ago (2016-01)
First holderLi 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

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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

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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]

References

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