Zhong Shaojun

Zhong Shaojun
钟绍军
President of the People's Liberation Army National Defense University
Assumed office
March 2024
CMC ChairmanXi Jinping
Preceded byZheng He
Director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission
In office
August 2017 – March 2024
Preceded byQin Shengxiang
Succeeded byFang Yongxiang
Director of the Office of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
June 2013 – August 2017
CMC ChairmanXi Jinping
Preceded byWu Zhiming
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Personal details
Born (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56)[1]
Kaihua County, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University
Zhejiang University
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army
Years of service2013 − present
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsCMC General Office CMC Office for Reform and Organizational Structure

Zhong Shaojun (Chinese: 钟绍军; born 19 October 1968) is a long-time political aide of Xi Jinping, currently the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Zhong served on Xi's staff beginning in Zhejiang province, then followed him to Shanghai, and then Beijing. Zhong currently serves as the director of Xi Jinping’s Office and director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission. He was promoted to the military rank of Lieutenant general in 2024 and is commissar of the PLA National Defense University.[2]

  1. ^ "钟绍军". other-wiki.zervice.io. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Joel Wuthnow. (27 February 2025). "Can Xi Jinping Control the PLA?" Spring 2025, Issue 83. China Leadership Monitor website Retrieved 26 February 2025.

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