Wang Jianwei (general)

Wang Jianwei (Chinese: 王建伟; born October 1954) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general in July 2004 and lieutenant general in July 2011. He was Political Commissioner of National University of Defense Technology between July 2010 and July 2017.

Wang Jianwei
王建伟
Political Commissar of National University of Defense Technology
In office July 2010 – July 2017
Preceded by	Xu Yitian
Succeeded by	Liu Nianguang
Head of Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office September 2007 – July 2010
Preceded by	Wu Changde
Succeeded by	Zhou Tao
President of PLA Nanjing Political College
In office March 2006 – August 2007
Preceded by	?
Succeeded by	Jiang Qianlin
Personal details
Born	October 1954 (age 66) Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Xinhuang No.1 High School
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王建偉
Simplified Chinese	王建伟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Jiànwěi

Biography

Wang was born in Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China in October 1954, while his ancestral home in Laizhou, Shandong.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in November1969. He participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. After war, he served in the Guangzhou Military Region for a long time. In October 2002, he was promoted to become Director of Political Department of the 75th Group Army. He became a professor at National University of Defense Technology in August 2005. He was President of PLA Nanjing Political College in March 2006, and held that office until August 2007, when he was appointed Head of Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department. He became Political Commissar of National University of Defense Technology in July 2010, and served until July 2017.

He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[3]

References

1. 三大军事院校新调整 至少19人晋升为＂特殊上将＂. sinovision.net (in Chinese). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
2. Zhang Jiagen (张家根) (11 August 2011). 王建伟中将视察新晃. hnxhnews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
3. Yi Yi (伊一) (6 September 2017). 解放军和武警部队选举产生303名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2019.