An Zhaoqing
An Zhaoqing (Chinese: 安兆庆; born May 1957) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2019 to 2022. He a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
An Zhaoqing | |||||||
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安兆庆 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police | |||||||
| In office April 2019 – January 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhu Shengling | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Hongbing | ||||||
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| Born | May 1957 (age 66) Lanxi County, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Armed Police | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–2022 | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 安兆庆 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 安兆慶 | ||||||
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Biography
An was born into a Sibe family in Lanxi County, Heilongjiang, in May 1957. He served in the Air Force of Shenyang Military Region for a long time before being appointed deputy director of its Political Department in 2009. He rose to become director of the Political Department of the Air Force of Nanjing Military Region in 2013 and one year later become deputy political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region and political commissar of the Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region (later reshuffled as Southern Theater Command Air Force).[2] In December 2016, he was appointed political commissar of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission,[3] he remained in that position until April 2019, when he was commissioned as political commissar of the People's Armed Police.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2009, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016, and general (shangjiang) in July 2019.[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 5 May 2022.
- Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (6 February 2016). 徐安祥出任南部战区空军司令员，安兆庆任政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (20 January 2017). 南部战区空军政委安兆庆升任军委装备发展部政委. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- Xu Tengfei (许腾飞) (2 May 2019). 中央委员中将安兆庆已出任武警部队政委. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文); Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (5 August 2016). 空军举行将官晋衔仪式：刘德伟安兆庆晋升中将，8人晋升少将. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2022.