Zhu Fuxi | |
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朱福熙 | |
| Political Commissar of theWestern Theater Command | |
| In office February 2016 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Wu Shezhou |
| Political Commissar of theChengdu Military Region | |
| In office November 2012 – February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tian Xiusi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-07-02)July 2, 1955 (age 70) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1974–present |
| Rank |  General |
Zhu Fuxi (Chinese:朱福熙;pinyin:Zhū Fúxī; born July 2, 1955) is a general (shang jiang) of the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the inauguralPolitical Commissar of theWestern Theater Command, and the last Commissar of theChengdu Military Region.
Zhu was born inLinhai,Zhejiang province. In 2002 he was named head of the Political Department of the 12th Group Army. In 2003 he was named deputy secretary-general of thePeople's Liberation Army General Political Department (GPD). In December 2005, he was promoted to secretary-general. In February 2008, he was named head of the cadres department of the GPD. In December 2009, he became head of the Political Department of thePeople's Liberation Army Air Force. In July 2011, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In November 2012, he was promoted to Political Commissar of theChengdu Military Region. In February 2016, after the military regions were re-organized, Zhu was appointed to the post of Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of only two lieutenant generals to be appointed to a commander or commissar position of a Theater Command. In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of general.[1][2]
In January 2017, Zhu was removed from his post as Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, and was replaced by Lt. Gen.Wu Shezhou. It was an unusual move because at the age of 61, Zhu had not reached the retirement age of 65 for an officer of his rank.[3]
Zhu was a member of the18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
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