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Zhang Xuejie
张学杰
Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2018
Preceded by Wang Jianwu
Personal details
Born August 1961 (age 63)
Shou County, Anhui, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  People's Republic of China
Service/branch  People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service ?–present
Rank Lieutenant general

Zhang Xuejie (Chinese: 张学杰; born August 1961) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as political commissar of the Tibet Military District, succeeding Wang Jianwu in May 2018.

Biography[]

Zhang was born in Shou County, Anhui, in August 1961. He served in the 31st Group Army for a long time. In 2013, he was made political commissar of the 12th Group Army, replacing Bai Lü.[1] In 2017, he given the position of political commissar of the 31st Group Army. In 2017, he became deputy director of Political Work Department of the Eastern Theater Command.[1] In May 2018, he succeeded Wang Jianwu as political commissar of the Tibet Military District.[2] In January 2020, he was admitted as a member of the standing committee of the CPC Tibet Regional Committee, the region's top authority.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019.[3]

Personal life[]

His elder brother Zhang Xueping [zh] (born 1955) is a politician and the current vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Bai Lü
Political Commissar of the 12th Group Army
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Zhou Wanzhu [zh]
Preceded by
Jiang Yong [zh]
Political Commissar of the 31st Group Army
2014–2017
Succeeded by
Position revoked
Preceded by
Wang Jianwu
Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District
2018–present
Incumbent
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