Shen Jinlong

Shen Jinlong
沈金龙

Shen Jinlong
Commander of the PLA Navy
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded by Wu Shengli
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office
December 2014 – January 2017
Preceded by Jiang Weilie
Succeeded by Wang Hai
President of Naval Command Academy
In office
2011–2014
President of Dalian Naval Academy
In office
2010–2011
Preceded by Yang Junfei
Succeeded by Jiang Guoping
Personal details
Born October 1956 (age 60)
Nanhui District, Shanghai, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  People's Republic of China
Service/branch  People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service ?–present
Rank Vice Admiral

Shen Jinlong (simplified Chinese: 沈金龙; traditional Chinese: 沈金龍; pinyin: Shěn Jīnlóng; born October 1956) is a vice admiral and the current commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1]

Biography

Shen was born in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 1956. He once served as commander of Support Base of the North Sea Fleet and president of Dalian Naval Academy. He was president of Naval Command Academy from 2011 until 2014. In August 2014, he was appointed deputy commander of the South Sea Fleet, and in December was promoted to commander of the fleet, a deputy military region position (副大军区级).[2] On July 29, 2016, he was awarded the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang) by the Central Military Commission.[3] He became commander of the PLA Navy in January 2017, replacing the retiring Admiral Wu Shengli.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "南海舰队司令沈金龙接替吴胜利出任海军司令". January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 1月20日上午，海军在京隆重举行将官军衔晋升仪式。海军司令员沈金龙宣读中央军委主席习近平签署的晋衔命令，海军政委苗华主持晋衔仪式
  2. ↑ 沈金龙刘明利履新南海舰队军政主官. Caixin (in Chinese). 2014-12-31.
  3. ↑ 海军举行晋衔仪式，王海杨世光康非沈金龙刘明利晋升中将. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2016-07-29.
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