He Ping (general)

He Ping
He Ping
何平
Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command
	In office; September 2017 – June 2023
Preceded by	Zheng Weiping
Succeeded by	Liu Qingsong
Personal details
Born	November 1957 (age 66–67); Nanchong, Sichuan
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	?–present
Rank	General

He Ping (Chinese: 何平; pinyin: Hé Píng; born November 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command from 2017 to 2023.

Biography

He Ping was born in November 1957 in Nanchong, Sichuan Province.^[1]^[2]

He spent most of his career in the former Chengdu Military Region. In 2008 he was appointed Director of the Political Department of the 14th Group Army, and attained the rank of major general the next year. He became Deputy Political Commissar of the 14th Army in 2011, and deputy director of the Political Department of the Chengdu MR and Political Commissar of the Joint Logistics Department of the Chengdu MR in 2013. In July 2014 he was appointed Political Commissar of the Intelligence Department of the former PLA General Staff Department.^[1]^[2]

In 2016, He was appointed Director of the Political Department of the newly established Western Theater Command. In September 2017, he was transferred and promoted to Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command, succeeding General Zheng Weiping.^[1]^[2]

In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 西部战区副政委何平升任东部战区政委 (in Chinese). Caixin. September 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c 中共十九大前高级将领密集调整到位. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). October 3, 2017.
^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. October 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by Yao Liyun	Political Commissar of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Intelligence Bureau 2014–2016	Succeeded by Position revoked
New title	Director of the Political Work Department of the Western Theater Command 2016–2017	Succeeded by Zhao Ruibao
Preceded by Zheng Weiping	Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command 2017–present	Incumbent

[caixin-1] 西部战区副政委何平升任东部战区政委 (in Chinese). Caixin. September 30, 2017.

[zaobao-2] 中共十九大前高级将领密集调整到位. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). October 3, 2017.

[3] "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. October 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.

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