Jiang Weilie

Jiang Weilie
蒋伟烈
Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
Assumed office
December 2014
Commander Wu Shengli
Preceded by Xu Hongmeng
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office
December 2010 – December 2014
Preceded by Su Zhiqian
Succeeded by Shen Jinlong
Personal details
Born November 1955 (age 60)
Wujin, Jiangsu, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service 1975 − present
Rank Vice-Admiral
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Weilie (Chinese: 蒋伟烈; born November 1955) is a vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He has been Deputy Commander of the PLAN since 2014, and formerly served as Commander of the South Sea Fleet.

Biography

Jiang Weilie was born in November 1955 in Wujin, Jiangsu Province, and enlisted in the PLAN in 1975.[1]

Jiang spent most of his career in the PLAN's East Sea Fleet. He was promoted to deputy commander of the Shanghai Naval Base in January 2003, before becoming vice president of the PLA Naval Command Academy in December 2003. He then served as deputy commander of the Zhoushan Base from June 2004 to August 2007, commander of the Lüshun Base from 2007 to 2008, chief of staff of the East Sea Fleet from 2008 to 2010, and director of the PLAN Armaments Department from February to November 2010.[1]

In November 2010, Jiang was promoted to commander of the South Sea Fleet, and concurrently deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region. In December 2014, he was appointed deputy commander of the PLAN, replacing Xu Hongmeng, who had reached the mandatory retirement age. Shen Jinlong succeeded Jiang as commander of the South Sea Fleet.[1][2][3]

Jiang attained the rank of rear admiral in July 2008 and vice-admiral in July 2012. He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jiang Weilie" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-08-02.
  2. ↑ "PLA adjusts positions of multiple high-ranking generals (admirals)". China Military Online. 2015-01-04.
  3. ↑ "PLA leaders adjustment". Global Times. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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