Wei Gang (PLA Navy)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.
Wei Gang
魏钢
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
In office
January 2017 – June 2022
Political CommissarWang Huayong
Liu Qingsong
Preceded bySu Zhiqian
Succeeded byWang Zhongcai
Personal details
Born1960 (age 64–65)
Penglai County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Rank Vice Admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese魏钢
Traditional Chinese魏鋼
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèi Gāng

Wei Gang (Chinese: 魏钢; born 1960) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Wei was born in Penglai County (now Penglai District of Yantai), Shandong, in 1960.[2]

He served in the North Sea Fleet for a long time and once served as commander of the Lüshun Naval Base and chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet from July 2013 to January 2014. In July 2015, he succeeded Xu Weibing [zh] as head of the PLA Navy Logistics Department [zh].[3] He was appointed deputy commander of the Southern Theater Command in January 2016, concurrently holding the chief of staff position.[4] He became commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy in January 2017, and served until June 2022.[5]

He attained the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  2. ^ 海军三大舰队换帅 南海舰队将领受青睐. china.caixin.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  3. ^ 北海舰队副司令员魏钢上调海军总部，出任后勤部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  4. ^ 海军后勤部原部长魏钢、原沈空参谋长常丁求任驻粤部队领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  5. ^ 海军三大舰队司令员集中换帅：跨区交流任用，调整间隔期缩短. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  6. ^ 海军举行将官军衔晋升仪式：陈学斌、魏钢晋升为中将. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
Military offices
Preceded by chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the PLA Navy Logistics Department [zh]
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
New title Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
2017–2022 		Succeeded by