Han Weiguo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Han Weiguo (Chinese: 韩卫国; born January 1956) is a general (shang jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Commander of the PLA Ground Force from August 2017 to June 2021, and formerly served as the inaugural Commander of the Central Theater Command.

Han Weiguo
韩卫国
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
In office August 2017 – June 2021
Preceded by	Li Zuocheng
Succeeded by	Liu Zhenli
Commander of the Central Theater Command
In office February 2016 – August 2017
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Yi Xiaoguang
Personal details
Born	January 1956 (age 66–67) Jingxing County, Hebei, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1970–2021
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	韩卫国
Traditional Chinese	韓衛國
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hán Wèiguó

Biography

Originally from Jingxing County, Hebei, Han is a graduate of the PLA National Defense University. He served as the commander of the 12th Group Army, then in December 2013, the deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region (now defunct). He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2015. After the 2016 re-organization of the PLA, he was named Commander of the Central Theater Command; at that time he was only one of two lieutenant generals named to commander or commissar positions in the re-organized Theater Command structure.^[1] He was promoted to the rank of General on July 28, 2017.^[2] In August 2017, he commanded a military parade at Zhurihe Training Base in Inner Mongolia celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Nanchang Uprising and the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which marked the first time that a Chinese military parade had been held outside of the capital of Beijing.^[3] That same month, Han was named the commander of the PLA Ground Force, succeeding General Li Zuocheng.^[4]

In 2013, Han became a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress.^[5] In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.^[6]

On 20 August 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.^[7]

References

1. 五大战区司令员、政委公布. Phoenix New Media. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
2. 中部战区司令员韩卫国等5人晋升为上将. Ifeng. 2017-07-28.
3. Lei, Zhao (31 July 2021). "Parade demonstrates PLA's evolution". China Daily. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. 韩卫国上将已履新陆军司令员 接替李作成上将. Tencent. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
5. . National People's Congress. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
6. . Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
7. Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (20 August 2021). 布小林、蒋超良赴全国人大工作. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 August 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Wang Jiaocheng	Commander of the 12th Group Army 2008–2013	Succeeded by Wang Chunning
New title	Commander of the Central Theater Command 2016–2017	Succeeded by Yi Xiaoguang
Preceded by Li Zuocheng	Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force 2017–2021	Succeeded by Liu Zhenli