Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

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The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force ({{lang-zh|s=中国人民解放军陆军司令员|p=Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn lùjūn sīlìng yuán}}) is the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The current commander is General Li Qiaoming.

History

The position was created following the 2015 military reform, which saw major changes to the PLA structure. Prior to the reform, leadership was split between four departments under the Central Military Commission (General Political, General Logistics, General Armament and General Staff Departments).{{cite book |last1=Blasko |first1=Dennis J. |title=Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA |date=2019 |publisher=National Defense University |url=https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1748401/the-biggest-loser-in-chinese-military-reforms-the-pla-army/ |access-date=18 December 2024 |chapter=Chapter 10: The Biggest Loser in Chinese Military Reforms: The PLA Army}}

List of commanders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(born–died)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Refences}}
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1 \| 80px \| General Li Zuocheng {{small\|(born 1953)}} \| 1 January 2016 \| August 2017 \| {{age in years and months\|2016\|01\|1\|2017\|08\|1}} \| {{cite web \|url = http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-01-01/doc-ifxneept3518879.shtml \|script-title=zh:李作成出任解放军陆军司令员刘雷任陆军政委 \|trans-title=Li Zuocheng appointed as PLA army commander Liu Lei appointed as army political commissar \|website = Sina \|access-date = 2016-01-01 }}
2 \| 80px \| General Han Weiguo {{small\|(born 1956)}} \| August 2017 \| June 2021 \| {{age in years and months\|2017\|08\|1\|2021\|06\|1}} \| {{cite news \|script-title=zh:韩卫国上将已履新陆军司令员接替李作成上将 \|trans-title=Admiral Han Weiguo has taken up the post of commander of the new army to replace Admiral Li Zuocheng \|url=http://news.qq.com/a/20170901/049300.htm\|access-date=2017-09-01\|agency=Tencent\|date=2017-09-01}}
3 \| 80px \| General Liu Zhenli {{small\|(born 1964)}} \| June 2021 \| September 2022 \| {{age in years and months\|2021\|06\|1\|2022\|9\|1}} \| {{cite news\|author1=Yu Hui ({{lang\|zh\|余晖}})\|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A0BT6Z00.html \|script-title=zh:四位将军同时晋升上将！职务均系首次披露 \|work=qq.com \|date=5 July 2021 \|access-date=6 July 2021 \|language=zh}}
4 \| 80px \| General Li Qiaoming {{small\|(born 1961)}} \| September 2022 \| Incumbent \| {{age in years and months\|2022\|9\|1}} \| {{Cite web \|date=2023-01-04 \|title=China promotes General Li Qiaoming to commander of PLA ground force \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3205548/china-promotes-general-li-qiaoming-commander-pla-ground-force \|access-date=2023-02-15 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}

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| General
Li Zuocheng
{{small|(born 1953)}}

| 1 January 2016

| August 2017

| {{age in years and months|2016|01|1|2017|08|1}}

| {{cite web |url = http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-01-01/doc-ifxneept3518879.shtml |script-title=zh:李作成出任解放军陆军司令员刘雷任陆军政委 |trans-title=Li Zuocheng appointed as PLA army commander Liu Lei appointed as army political commissar |website = Sina |access-date = 2016-01-01 }}

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| General
Han Weiguo
{{small|(born 1956)}}

| August 2017

| June 2021

| {{age in years and months|2017|08|1|2021|06|1}}

| {{cite news |script-title=zh:韩卫国上将已履新陆军司令员接替李作成上将 |trans-title=Admiral Han Weiguo has taken up the post of commander of the new army to replace Admiral Li Zuocheng |url=http://news.qq.com/a/20170901/049300.htm|access-date=2017-09-01|agency=Tencent|date=2017-09-01}}

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| General
Liu Zhenli
{{small|(born 1964)}}

| June 2021

| September 2022

| {{age in years and months|2021|06|1|2022|9|1}}

| {{cite news|author1=Yu Hui ({{lang|zh|余晖}})|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A0BT6Z00.html |script-title=zh:四位将军同时晋升上将！职务均系首次披露 |work=qq.com |date=5 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |language=zh}}

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| General
Li Qiaoming
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| September 2022

| Incumbent

| {{age in years and months|2022|9|1}}

| {{Cite web |date=2023-01-04 |title=China promotes General Li Qiaoming to commander of PLA ground force |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3205548/china-promotes-general-li-qiaoming-commander-pla-ground-force |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

References

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