He Weirong

Chinese military personnel

何为荣

Deputy Commander of the PLA Air ForceIn office
December 2005 – 2012CommanderXu QiliangChief of Staff of the PLA Air ForceIn office
July 2003 – December 2005Preceded byZheng ShenxiaSucceeded byZhao ZhongxinCommander of the Jinan Military Region Air ForceIn office
January 2003 – July 2003Preceded byGuo YuxiangSucceeded byLiu Zhongxing Personal detailsBornOctober 1949 (age 74)
Yichang, Hubei, ChinaPolitical party

Chinese Communist PartyMilitary serviceAllegiance

People's Republic of ChinaBranch/service

People's Liberation Army Air ForceYears of service1966–2012Rank

Air Force General

He Weirong (Chinese: 何为荣; born October 1949) is a retired lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He served as Chief of Staff and then Executive Deputy Commander of the PLAAF.

Biography

He Weirong was born in October 1949 in Yichang, Hubei Province. He joined the PLAAF in 1966 and studied at the Air Force aviation school. In 1999 he graduated from the corps-level officer training program at PLA National Defence University.^[1]

He commanded the Sixth Fighter Division and was deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region and commander of the Jinan MR Air Force (2003). He was appointed PLAAF chief of staff in 2003, before assuming his current position in 2005. As executive deputy commander of the PLAAF, He was responsible for operations and training.^[2]

He attained the rank of major general in 1993, and lieutenant general in June 2004.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "He Weirong" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ You Ji (2012). "Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle". The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities (PDF). National Defense University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.