| Huang Ming | |||||||
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| 黄铭 | |||||||
| Commander of the Central Theater Command | |||||||
| Incumbent | |||||||
| Assumed office January 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wu Yanan | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |||||||
| In office September 2021 – January 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Zhenli | ||||||
| Succeeded by | TBA | ||||||
| Commander of the 81st Group Army | |||||||
| In office March 2017 – June 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Aimin | ||||||
| Commander of the 75th Group Army | |||||||
| In office July 2016 – March 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Qiaoming | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||
| Chief of staff of the 78th Group Army | |||||||
| In office 2013–2016 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Xuefeng | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Ding Laifu | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 1963 (age 61) Yixing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1980–present | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃銘 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄铭 | ||||||
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Huang Ming (Chinese: 黄铭; born April 1963) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been serving as commander of the Central Theater Command since January 2023. He previously served as chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force from September 2021 to January 2023, and formerly served as commander of the 81st Group Army.
Huang is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was also a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Biography
Huang was born in Yixing, Jiangsu in 1963. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1980, after high school. He served as chief of staff of the 78th Group Army before serving as commander of the 75th Group Army. In March 2017 he was appointed commander of the 81st Group Army, and held that office until June 2019, when he was promoted to become deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019. and general (shangjiang) in January 2023.
References
- Wang Jun (王俊) (19 July 2017). 原第41集团军军长黄铭少将已调任新组建的第81集团军军长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- 第81集团军军长黄铭已任陆军副司令 曾参加93阅兵. sina (in Chinese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Song Guoqing (宋国庆); Li Xiaojing (李晓婧) (11 December 2019). 刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "China names new chief of PLA theatre command that guards Beijing". SCMP. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byZhang Xuefeng (张学锋) | Chief of staff of the 78th Group Army 2013–2016 |
Succeeded byDing Laifu (丁来富) |
| Preceded byLi Qiaoming | Commander of the 75th Group Army 2016–2017 |
Succeeded byPosition abolished |
| New title | Commander of the 81st Group Army 2017–2019 |
Succeeded byWu Aimin (吴爱民) |
| Preceded byLiu Zhenli | Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force 2021–2023 |
Succeeded byTBA |
| Preceded byWu Yanan | Commander of the Central Theatre Command 2023–present |
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