Tan Benhong

Tan Benhong (Chinese: 谭本宏; born May 1957) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in Hong Kong from July 2014 until April 2019. Tan formerly served as Commander of the Hainan Military District.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Benhong
谭本宏
Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
In office
July 2014 – April 2019
Preceded byWang Xiaojun
Succeeded byChen Daoxiang
Personal details
BornMay 1957 (age 63)
Cili County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist
Alma materPLA Ground Force Commander Academy,
Central Party School,
Central China Normal University,
Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army
Years of service1977−present
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsPLA Hong Kong Garrison

Early life and education

Tan Benhong was born May 1957 in Cili County, Hunan province, China.[1]

Tan joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1977. He enrolled at the PLA Ground Force Commander Academy, and studied management at Central Party School of the CPC and law at Central China Normal University. In 2001 he briefly attended the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow.[1][2]

Career

Tan has served in the Guangzhou Military Region for his entire career, and steadily rose through the ranks.[1][2] He was appointed Chief of Staff of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in May 2007, but was transferred to the 42nd Group Army to serve as its deputy commander only three months later.[1][2] He attained the rank of major general in 2008,[2] and in March 2010 he became deputy commander of a missile base of the Second Artillery Corps.[1]

Tan was named Commander of the Hainan Military District, which is part of the Guangzhou MR, in February 2011.[1] In July 2014 he was appointed Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, replacing Wang Xiaojun, who had become deputy commander of the Guangzhou MR.[2][3] Tan was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in July 2015.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Tan Benhong". People's Daily (in Chinese). April 2012.
  2. 驻港部队司令员谭本宏晋升中将. Caixin (in Chinese). 24 July 2015.
  3. "Major General Tan Benhong, the new leader for PLA's Hong Kong garrison". South China Morning Post. 15 July 2014.
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