Wang Jianwu (; born August 1958) is a Chinese military officer and the current political commissar of the Southern Theater Command, one of the five military regions of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

. Wang was promoted to the rank of

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

. He is a member of the 19th

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Biography

Wang was born in

Luoning County Luoning County () is a county in the west of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang. Administrative divisions Eleven towns: * Chengguan (), Shangge (), Xiayu (), Hedi (), Dongsong (), Xin ...

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 August 1958. He served in various posts in the Jinan Military Region before becoming political commissar of the

Tibet Military District The Tibet Military District is a military district of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was first established in 1952, possibly from elements previously part of the 18th Corps. In December 1968 it became part of the Chengdu Military ...

in 2016. He was deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission and deputy leader of the Leading Group on Poverty Alleviation and Development of the State Council in May 2018, and held that offices until January 2019. On 17 January 2019, Wang was appointed political commissar of the Southern Theater Command, replacing

Wei Liang Wei Liang (; born February 1953) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command. Biography Originally from Gaochun County (now Gaochun District), ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jianwu 1958 births Living people Politicians from Luoyang People's Liberation Army generals from Henan Political commissars of Southern Theater Command Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party People's Republic of China politicians from Henan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan