Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
People's Daily Online
XINHUA Online (China View)
China Military
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 3/22/2018
Career Data Updated: 3/22/2018
Wei Fenghe 魏凤和
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee; Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission; Minister, Ministry of National Defense; State Councilor, State Council
Born: 1954
Biography Highlight
Wel Fenghe, male, Han nationality, is a native of Chiping County, Liaocheng City of Shandong Province. He was born in 1954, started to work in 1970, and joined the CPC in 1972. He was an alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee, Chief of Staff of the PLA Second Artillery Forces from 2006 to 2012. Wei holds a post-graduate degree.
From 2004 to 2008, he was Major General of PLA. From 2008 to 2012, he was Lieutenant General of PLA. Since November 2012, he is General of PLA. From October 2012 to 2016 he was Commander-in-Chief of 2nd Artillery Force, PLA. In 2012 he became member of the 18th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 18th CPC Central Military Commission. In 2016 he became Commander of the PLA Rocket Force.
Recent Career Data
2018— |
Minister, Ministry of National Defense |
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2018— |
State Councilor, State Council |
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2017— |
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee |
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2017— |
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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2016—2018 |
Commander, PLA, Rocket Force |
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2012—2017 |
Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee |
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2012— |
General, PLA |
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2012—2017 |
Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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2012—2018 |
Commander-in-Chief, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force |
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2008—2012 |
Lieutenant General, PLA |
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Recent Travel & Appearances
07/28/21 |
Wei Fenghe gave a speech at the 18th session of defense ministers of the SCO member states, saying China will never make concessions in safeguarding its core national interests |
04/28/21 |
Wei Fenghe met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, China vow to enhance pragmatic cooperation in all sectors |
04/25/21 |
Wei Fenghe met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Vietnam and China agree to strengthen military cooperation |
03/26/21 |
Wei Fenghe met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic |
03/24/21 |
Wei Fenghe met with Hungarian President Janos Ader in Budapest, Hungary |