Wang Jianmin (full general)
Wang Jianmin (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; November 1942 – 28 September 2021) was a full general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He joined the PLA in June 1962, and the Chinese Communist Party in September 1963.
Wang Jianmin | |
|---|---|
王建民 | |
| Commander of Chengdu Military Region | |
| In office November 2002 – September 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Liao Xilong |
| Succeeded by | Li Shiming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1942 Luannan County, Hebei, Republic of China |
| Died | September 28, 2021 (aged 78) Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of 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 | 1962–2007 |
| Rank |  General |
Career
Wang was born in Luannan County, Hebei, in November 1942.
- 1973, Operations office director and assistant section chief, operations section, operations department, Shenyang Military Region.
- 1983, Assistant Department Chief, Operations Department.
- 1985, Division Commander.
- 1987, Department Chief, Operations Department, Shenyang Military Region Command.
- 1989, Studied at the PLA National Defense University.
- 1993, Deputy Commander, 23rd Group Army.
- 1995, Commander, 23rd Group Army. Commander, 39th Group Army.
- 1997, Candidate member, 15th National People's Congress.
- 1999, Chief of Staff, Shenyang Military Region.
- 2000, Deputy Commander, Shenyang Military Region.
- 2002, Commander, Chengdu Military Region.[1]
He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
He attained the rank of major general in July 1994, lieutenant general in 2000, and full general on June 24, 2006.
On 28 September 2021, he died from an illness in Chengdu, Sichuan, aged 78.[2]
References
- "Over half of Chinese party Central Committee to be replaced - HK daily". BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific. 15 October 2007.
The military will also see quite a big change in its membership on the Central Committee. Giving up Central Committee membership will be Shi Yunsheng, former Commander of the Navy; Wang Jianmin, former Commander of Chengdu Military Region...
- Chai Minyi (柴敏懿) (20 October 2021). 原成都军区司令员王建民逝世，享年78岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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