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Hou Jizhen | |||||||
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侯继振 | |||||||
.jpg) Hou Jizhen in 2014 | |||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region | |||||||
| In office June 2009 – January 2014 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Hou Shusen | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Jingnian | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | November 1951 (age 74) Xiajin County, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
Years of service | ?–2014 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 侯继振 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 侯繼振 | ||||||
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Hou Jizhen (Chinese: 侯继振; born November 1951) is a retired lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region from 2009 to 2014. He was a representative of 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
[edit]Hou was born in Xiajin County, Shandong, in November 1951. He served in the 23rd Army for a long time. In December 2003, he was appointed commander of the 40th Group Army, replacing Wang Guosheng. In December 2005, he was commissioned as commander of the 16th Group Army, succeeding Guan Kai.[1] In June 2009, he rose to become chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region,[2] and then deputy commander of the region in December 2013, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2014.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2002 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2010.
References
[edit]- ↑ Lu Mengjun (卢梦君) (21 October 2014). 第16集团军原军长高光辉赴成都军区任职，曾是最年轻军长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Wang Jian (王健) (17 February 2014). 解放军多个军区高层调整 30多将军亮相新岗位. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Zhai Ming (翟明) (24 January 2016). 黑龙江省军区司令员李雷出任黑龙江省“戎装常委”. china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.