Song Puxuan

March, 1954

Boxing County, Shandong Province

He is the current Commanding Officer of the Northern Theater Command. He was the Commander of the Beijing Military Region between 2014 and 2016, and formerly served as Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region and President of the PLA National Defence University. He joined the PLA in 1969, and served in the Jinan Military Region for decades. In 2006, he succeeded Huang Hanbiao (黄汉标) as Commander of the elite 54th Group Army, which is nicknamed the "Iron Army". In 2008, the 54th Group Army participated in the relief efforts of the Great Sichuan earthquake under his leadership. In 2009, Song was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region, succeeding lieutenant general Xu Chengyun (徐承云), who had retired. In July 2013, Song was appointed President of the PLA National Defence University, replacing Wang Xibin. In December 2014, he replaced lieutenant general Zhang Shibo as Commander of the Beijing Military Region, while Zhang took over Song"s old position as President of the PLA National Defence University. On 31 July 2015, Song Puxuan was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. Song was the general in charge of preparations for the 2015 military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan. On February 1, 2016, he was named commander of the re-organized Northern Theater Command.

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Song Puxuan was born in March 1954 in Boxing County, Shandong Province.

Career

He is the current Commanding Officer of the Northern Theater Command. He was the Commander of the Beijing Military Region between 2014 and 2016, and formerly served as Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region and President of the PLA National Defence University. He joined the PLA in 1969, and served in the Jinan Military Region for decades.

In 2006, he succeeded Huang Hanbiao (黄汉标) as Commander of the elite 54th Group Army, which is nicknamed the "Iron Army".

In 2008, the 54th Group Army participated in the relief efforts of the Great Sichuan earthquake under his leadership. In 2009, Song was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region, succeeding lieutenant general Xu Chengyun (徐承云), who had retired.

In July 2013, Song was appointed President of the PLA National Defence University, replacing Wang Xibin. In December 2014, he replaced lieutenant general Zhang Shibo as Commander of the Beijing Military Region, while Zhang took over Song"s old position as President of the PLA National Defence University.

On 31 July 2015, Song Puxuan was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service.

Song was the general in charge of preparations for the 2015 military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan. On February 1, 2016, he was named commander of the re-organized Northern Theater Command.

Achievements

He later rose to become a division commander in the 67th Group Army, Chief of Staff of the 54th Group Army, and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Jinan Military Region. Song attained the rank of major general in 2002. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2010.

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He has a bachelor"s degree from the PLA National Defence University and a graduate degree in Marxist philosophy from Shandong University.

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lieutenant was considered an extraordinary move by paramount leader Xi Jinping, as Song is not a member of the 18th Central Committee, while most past commanders of the key Beijing Magnetic Resonance, including Zhang Shibo, had been Central Committee members.

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