Sheng Bin
盛斌
Secretary-General of the National Defense Mobilization Commission
Assumed office
December 2016
LeaderLi Keqiang
Preceded byWang Guanzhong
Head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission
Assumed office
January 2016
LeaderXi Jinping
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byLiu Faqing
Personal details
BornDecember 1958 (age 65)
Yingkou County, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1976–2021
Rank Lieutenant general

Sheng Bin (Chinese: 盛斌; pinyin: Shèng Bīn; born December 1958) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission from 2016.

He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Sheng was born in Yingkou County (now Yingkou), Liaoning, in December 1958.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1976. In 1994, he rose to become commander of the 205th Regiment of the 69th Division of the 23rd Group Army. In 1997, he entered the PLA National Defence University, where he graduated in 2000. In 2001, he studied at the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and was promoted to commander of the 69th Motorized Infantry Division after returning China. He served as chief of staff of the 40th Group Army in 2006 and then deputy commander in July 2007. In January 2009, he became deputy commander of the 39th Group Army. In March 2012, he was made commander of the Heilongjiang Military District, and held that office until December 2014, when he was appointed deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.[2] He was commissioned as head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission in January 2016,[3] concurrently serving as secretary-general of the National Defense Mobilization Commission since December of that same year.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2007 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yang Ting (杨婷) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ Zhao Fuduo (赵复多) (4 January 2015). 接替侯继振 盛斌升任沈阳军区副司令员. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ Chen Lei (陈磊) (12 January 2016). 中央军委15个职能部门 13部门主官确定. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ 军委国防动员部部长盛斌兼任国家国防动员委员会秘书长. thepaper (in Chinese). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (12 August 2016). 军委国防动员部部长盛斌、政委朱生岭双双晋升中将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
Military offices Preceded byGao Chao [zh] Commander of Heilongjiang Military District 2012–2014 Succeeded byLi Lei (李雷) Preceded byHou Jizhen Deputy Commander of the Shenyang Military Region 2014–2015 Succeeded byPosition revoked New title Head of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission 2016–2021 Succeeded byLiu Faqing Government offices Preceded byWang Guanzhong Secretary-General of the State Commission for National Defense Mobilization 2016–present Incumbent
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