Zhong Shaojun | |
---|---|
钟绍军 | |
President of the People's Liberation Army National Defense University | |
Assumed office March 2024 | |
CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Zheng He |
Director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission | |
In office August 2017 – March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Qin Shengxiang |
Succeeded by | Fang Yongxiang |
Director of the Office of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission | |
In office June 2013 – August 2017 | |
CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Wu Zhiming |
Succeeded by | Position revoked |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Kaihua County, Zhejiang, China | 19 October 1968
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Tsinghua University Zhejiang University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
Years of service | 2013 − present |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | CMC 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]