Wang Jianmin (full general)

Wang Jianmin
王建民
Commander of Chengdu Military Region
In office
November 2002 – September 2007
Preceded byLiao Xilong
Succeeded byLi Shiming
Personal details
BornNovember 1942
Luannan County, Hebei, Republic of China
DiedSeptember 28, 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 78)
Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1962–2007
Rank General

Wang Jianmin (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; November 1942 – 28 September 2021) was a full general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He joined the PLA in June 1962, and the Chinese Communist Party in September 1963.

Career

Wang was born in Luannan County, Hebei, in November 1942.

He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

He attained the rank of major general in July 1994, lieutenant general in 2000, and full general on June 24, 2006.

On 28 September 2021, he died from an illness in Chengdu, Sichuan, aged 78.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Over half of Chinese party Central Committee to be replaced - HK daily". BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific. 15 October 2007. The military will also see quite a big change in its membership on the Central Committee. Giving up Central Committee membership will be Shi Yunsheng, former Commander of the Navy; Wang Jianmin, former Commander of Chengdu Military Region...
  2. ^ Chai Minyi (柴敏懿) (20 October 2021). 原成都军区司令员王建民逝世,享年78岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the 23rd Army
1995–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 39th Group Army
1996–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region
1999–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Chengdu Military Region
2002–2007
Succeeded by