Li Wei (; born September 1960) is a
general
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
(''
Shangjiang'') of the
People's Liberation Army
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(PLA) of China and the current political commissar of
. He was promoted to the rank of
major general
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(''
shaojiang'') in July 2008,
lieutenant general
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(''
zhongjiang'') in July 2016, and
general
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
(''Shangjiang'') in December 2020.
Biography
Li was born in
Jiyuan
Jiyuan () is a sub-prefecture-level city in northwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Jiaozuo and Luoyang to the east and southwest respectively, as well as the province of Shanxi to the n ...
,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
, in September 1960. He served in
Lanzhou Military Region
The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Ngari Prefecture in n ...
for a long time. He was director of Political Department of the
47th Group Army
The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region. It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military refo ...
in July 2007 and its deputy political commissar in 2010. In October 2010, he succeeded Lin Miaoxin as political commissar of . In September 2013, he became political commissar of the
76th Group Army
The 76th Group Army (), formerly the 21st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 76th Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground force ...
, concurrently holding the political commissar position of in December 2014. In He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee in July 2015 and again in 2018.
In December 2020, he was appointed political commissar of
, replacing
Zheng Weiping.
References
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1960 births
Living people
People from Jiyuan
People's Liberation Army generals from Henan
Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
People's Republic of China politicians from Henan
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan