Zhu Shengling

Zhu Shengling
朱生岭
Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command
In office
March 2019 – January 2022
Preceded byYin Fanglong
Succeeded byXu Deqing
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police
In office
January 2017 – March 2019
CommanderWang Ning
Preceded bySun Sijing
Succeeded byAn Zhaoqing
Political Commissar of the CMC National Defense Mobilization Department
In office
January 2016 – January 2017
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byLiu Jiaguo
Personal details
BornNovember 1957 (age 67)
Dongtai, Jiangsu
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1976-2022
Rank General
Zhu Shengling
Traditional Chinese朱生嶺
Simplified Chinese朱生岭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Shēnglǐng

Zhu Shengling (Chinese: 朱生岭; born November 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has served as Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command since 2019. He previously served as Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2017 to 2019.

Biography

Zhu Shengling was born November 1957 in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province. He has a master's degree in military sciences.[1]

Zhu spent most of career in the former Nanjing Military Region, serving successively as Director of the Political Department of the 31st Group Army, Political Commissar of the Fujian Military District, Political Commissar of the Shanghai Garrison, and Director of the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region from December 2014.[1]

During Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping's military reform in January 2016, Zhu was appointed the inaugural Political Commissar of the newly established National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission, serving alongside director Sheng Bin. In August 2016, both Zhu and Sheng were promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhong jiang).[1]

In January 2017, Zhu was appointed Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police, succeeding the retiring general Sun Sijing.[2]

In January 2017, Zhu was appointed Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command, succeeding the retiring general Yin Fanlong.[citation needed]

In October 2017, he was elected a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c 军委国防动员部部长盛斌、政委朱生岭双双晋升中将军衔. The Paper (in Simplified Chinese). 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ 朱生岭中将接替孙思敬上将任武警部队政委. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.