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An Zhaoqing
安兆庆
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police

In office
April 2019 – January 2022
Preceded by Zhu Shengling
Succeeded by Zhang Hongbing
Personal details
Born May 1957 (age 67)
Lanxi County, Heilongjiang, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Service/branch Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Armed Police
Years of service ?–2022
Rank PLAGeneral r.svg General

An Zhaoqing (Chinese: 安兆庆; born May 1957) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2019 to 2022. He a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography[]

An was born into a Sibe family in Lanxi County, Heilongjiang, in May 1957. He served in the Air Force of Shenyang Military Region for a long time before being appointed deputy director of its Political Department in 2009. He rose to become director of the Political Department of the Air Force of Nanjing Military Region in 2013 and one year later become deputy political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region and political commissar of the Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region (later reshuffled as Southern Theater Command Air Force).[2] In December 2016, he was appointed political commissar of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission,[3] he remained in that position until April 2019, when he was commissioned as political commissar of the People's Armed Police.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2009, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016, and general (shangjiang) in July 2019.[5]

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Hu Xiutang [zh]
Political Commissar of the Air Force of Guangzhou Military Region
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Position revoked
New title Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command Air Force
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Xu Xisheng
Preceded by
Wang Hongyao
Political Commissar of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
2017–2019
Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by
Zhu Shengling
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Zhang Hongbing
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