Du Tiehuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Du.
Du Tiehuan
杜铁环
Political Commissioner of the Beijing Military Region
In office
November 1996 – December 2003
Preceded byGu Shanqing
Succeeded byFu Tinggui
Political Commissioner of the Jinan Military Region
In office
December 1994 – November 1996
Preceded bySong Qingwei
Succeeded byXu Caihou
Personal details
BornAugust 1938 (age 86)
Anshan, Liaoning, Manchukuo
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Fifth Artillery School
PLA Political College
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1955–2003
Rank General
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杜铁环
Traditional Chinese杜鐵環
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Tiěhuán

Du Tiehuan (Chinese: 杜铁环; born August 1938) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress.

Biography

Du was born in Anshan, Liaoning, Manchukuo in August 1938.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1955, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1959. In 1979, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[1] In 1984, he served in the 46th Group Army for a short while before being assigned to the 67th Group Army as deputy political commissioner in 1985, and he rose to become political commissioner in 1988. He was assistant head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department in November 1992, and one year later was promoted to deputy head. In December 1994, he was appointed political commissioner of the Jinan Military Region, he remained in that position until November 1996, when he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region and appointed political commissioner.[2][3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1993 and general (shangjiang) in 2000.[4]

References

  1. ^ 杜铁环：参加越战任师政委，62岁升上将，曾任济南、北京军区政委. qq.com (in Chinese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ 杜铁环上将率我军代表团赴非洲三国访问. sina (in Chinese). 31 May 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ Jia Wei (贾伟) (5 July 2002). 河北省领导会见杜铁环一行. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ 解放军新上将资料之十四：杜铁环. sina (in Chinese). 22 June 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Political Commissioner of the Jinan Military Region
1994–1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Political Commissioner of the Beijing Military Region
1996–2003 		Succeeded by