Jiang Futang
{{Family name hatnote|Jiang|lang=Chinese}}
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| office1 = Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
| term_start1 = September 1995
| term_end1 = December 2005
| predecessor1 = Li Xinliang
| successor1 = Huang Xianzhong
| office2 = Director of Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region
| term_start2 = December 1993
| term_end2 = September 1995
| predecessor2 = {{ill|Zheng Xianbin|zh|郑贤斌}}
| successor2 = {{ill|Yang Defu|zh|杨德福}}
| office3 = Director of Political Department of the Jinan Military Region
| term_start3 = June 1985
| term_end3 = December 1993
| predecessor3 = {{ill|Xu Chunyang|zh|徐春阳}}
| successor3 = {{ill|Tan Naida|zh|谭乃达}}
| name = Jiang Futang
| native_name = 姜福堂
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1941|10}}
| birth_place = Rongcheng County, Shandong, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| alma_mater = PLA Political College
Shandong University
PLA National Defence University
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Jiang Futang ({{zh|c=姜福堂|p=Jiāng Fútáng}}; born October 1941) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.
Biography
Jiang was born in the town of Tengjia, in Rongcheng County (now Rongcheng), Shandong, in October 1941.{{cite news|url=http://k.sina.com.cn/article_7071457152_1a57ddf8000100mlfy.html |script-title=zh:“七大军区”首任政治部主任都有谁？任职时都什么军衔？谁最高 |work=sina |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=zh}}
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1959, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1960. In August 1976, he rose to become director of Political Department of the 26th Group Army, and then political commissar in May 1983. In January 1985, he was appointed political commissar of the 67th Group Army. During his tenure, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War.{{cite news|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FU51OGQ505371T55.html |script-title=zh:儒将姜福堂，两山轮战中走出来的名将，曾任沈阳军区政治委员 |work=163.com |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=zh}} In June 1985, he was appointed director of Political Department of the Jinan Military Region, he remained in that position until December 1993, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and appointed deputy political commissar and director of Political Department. He became political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region in September 1995, and served until December 2005. In March 2008, he was made vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1993 and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.
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Category:People from Rongcheng, Shandong
Category:Shandong University alumni
Category:PLA National Defence University alumni
Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
Category:Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress