Li Fengbiao

Li Fengbiao
Li Fengbiao
李凤彪
Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 2021
Preceded by	Wu Shezhou
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
	In office; April 2019 – June 2021
Preceded by	Gao Jin
Succeeded by	Ju Qiansheng
Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command
	In office; January 2016 – April 2019
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Wang Changjiang
Personal details
Born	October 1959 (age 64–65); Anxin County, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1978–present
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李凤彪
Traditional Chinese	李鳳彪
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Fèngbiāo

Li Fengbiao (Chinese: 李凤彪; born October 1959) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is the current political commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of the five military regions of the People's Liberation Army. He was a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Biography

Li was born in Anxin County, Hebei, in October 1959. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1978. He was chief of staff of the 15th Airborne Corps in 2007 before serving as commander of the 15th Army (now People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps) in July 2011. In December 2014, he was assigned deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, one of seven military districts in China. In January 2016, he was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff of the newly founded Central Theater Command.^[2] He was commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force in April 2019, and held that office until June 2021, when he was appointed political commissar of the Western Theater Command.^{[citation needed]}

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in 2008, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016,^[3] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2019.^[4]

^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". xinhuanet.com. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (4 February 2016). 李凤彪任中部战区副司令员兼参谋长，张义瑚任副司令员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (24 January 2017). 中部战区副司令员兼参谋长李凤彪已晋升中将军衔. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Li, Jiayao (12 December 2019). "7 Chinese military officers promoted to rank of general". Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Yao Hengbin	Commander of the 15th Army 2011–2014	Succeeded by Liu Faqing
New title	Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command 2016–2019	Succeeded by Wang Changjiang
Preceded by Gao Jin	Commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force 2019–2021	Succeeded by Ju Qiansheng
Preceded by Wu Shezhou	Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command 2021–present	Incumbent