He Weidong

He Weidong
He Weidong
	何卫东
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2019
Preceded by	Liu Yuejun
Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force
	In office; February 2016 – December 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Commander of the Shanghai Garrison
	In office; March 2014 – February 2016
Preceded by	Peng Shuigen
Succeeded by	Zhang Xiaoming
Commander of the Jiangsu Military District
	In office; July 2013 – March 2014
Preceded by	Sun Xinliang
Succeeded by	Li Kerang
Personal details
Born	May 1957 (age 63); Xuhe, Dongtai, Jiangsu
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	PLA Nanjing Army Command College; National University of Defense Technology
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1972–present
Rank	General
Commands	Eastern Theater Command
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	何衛東
Simplified Chinese	何卫东
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hé Wèidōng

He Weidong (Chinese: 何卫东; born May 1957) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the current Commander of the Eastern Theater Command. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2008, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017 and general (shangjiang) in December 2019.

Education

He was born in the town of Xuhe, in Dongtai, Jiangsu in May 1957. In 1981 he graduated from PLA Nanjing Army Command College. In 2001 he entered the National University of Defense Technology.

Military career

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1972 after middle school. He was Commander of Jiangsu Military District in July 2013 and Shanghai Garrison in March 2014. In February 2015 he succeeded Zhu Shengling as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Committee.[1] In July 2016 he was transferred to Deputy Commander of the Western Theater Command and Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force.[2] In September 2019 he was promoted to become Commander of the Eastern Theater Command, replacing Liu Yuejun.[3]

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

References

Yang Lina (杨丽娜); Chang Xuemei (常雪梅) (13 February 2015). 上海警备区司令员何卫东任上海市委委员、常委. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (8 July 2016). 上海警备区原司令员何卫东少将升任西部战区陆军司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
7人晋升上将军衔何卫东升任东部战区司令(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

Military offices
Previous: Sun Xinliang (孙心良)	Commander of the Jiangsu Military District 2013–2014	Next: Li Kerang (李克让)
Previous: Peng Shuigen (彭水根)	Commander of the Shanghai Garrison 2014–2016	Next: Zhang Xiaoming (张晓明)
Previous: Position established	Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force 2016–2019	Next: Vacant
Previous: Liu Yuejun	Commander of the Eastern Theater Command 2019	Incumbent

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[1] Yang Lina (杨丽娜); Chang Xuemei (常雪梅) (13 February 2015). 上海警备区司令员何卫东任上海市委委员、常委. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[2] Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (8 July 2016). 上海警备区原司令员何卫东少将升任西部战区陆军司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[3] 7人晋升上将军衔何卫东升任东部战区司令(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.