Rong Guiqing
Rong Guiqing | |
|---|---|
戎贵卿 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Western Theater Command | |
| In office January 2016 – June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Li Zhonglin |
| Deputy Commander of the Western Theater Command | |
| In office January 2016 – June 2021 | |
| Leader | Zhao Zongqi Zhang Xudong |
| Succeeded by | Li Zhonglin |
| Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region | |
| In office December 2014 – December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Zhou Xiaozhou |
| Succeeded by | Position revoked |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1958 (age 67) Weishi County, Henan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | PLA National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Rong Guiqing (simplified Chinese: 戎贵卿; traditional Chinese: 戎貴卿; pinyin: Róng Guìqīng; born May 1958) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has previously served as Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region and Commander of the 54th Group Army.
Biography
Rong was born in Weishi County, Henan Province. He is a graduate of the PLA National Defence University. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
In July 2008, he was promoted to the rank of major general. In 2009 he became Commander of the 54th Group Army of the Jinan Military Region, a position he held until December 2014, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and served as Chief of Staff, replacing Zhou Xiaozhou.[1][2] In January 2016, he was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff of the newly established Western Theater Command.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016.
He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[4]
References
- ^ Lin Yunshi and Luo Guoping (2015-01-08). "PLA Sees Major Shake-up of Political Officers in Recent Weeks". Caixin.
- ^ 成都军区原参谋长周小周转任副司令员，戎贵卿跨大军区接棒. The Paper (in Chinese). 2015-01-04.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (7 March 2016). 戎贵卿出任西部战区副司令员兼参谋长，曾任“铁军”军长. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ 中华人民共和国第十二届全国人民代表大会代表名单. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2013-02-27.