Song Puxuan
宋普选
Director of theCMC Logistic Support Department
In office September 2017 – April 2019
Preceded by	Zhao Keshi
Succeeded by	Gao Jin
Commander of theNorthern Theater Command
In office February 2016 – September 2017
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Li Qiaoming
Commander of theBeijing Military Region
In office December 2014 – January 2016
Preceded by	Zhang Shibo
Succeeded by	Office abolished
President of thePLA National Defence University
In office July 2013 – December 2014
Preceded by	Wang Xibin
Succeeded by	Zhang Shibo
Personal details
Born	March 1954 (age 71) Boxing County,Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University Shandong University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1969–2019
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	宋普选
Traditional Chinese	宋普選
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Pǔxuǎn

Song Puxuan (Chinese:宋普选; born March 1954) is a retired general of the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as director of theLogistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as commander of theNorthern Theater Command, commander of theBeijing Military Region, deputy commander of theNanjing Military Region, president of thePLA National Defence University.

Song Puxuan was born in March 1954 inBoxing County,Shandong Province. He joined the PLA in 1969, and served in theJinan Military Region for decades. He later rose to become a division commander in the67th Group Army, chief of staff of the54th Group Army, and deputy chief of staff of the Jinan Military Region.^[1] He has a bachelor's degree from thePLA National Defence University and a graduate degree inMarxist philosophy fromShandong University.^[2]

Song attained the rank of major general in 2002. In 2006, he succeededHuang Hanbiao [zh] 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 theGreat Sichuan earthquake under his leadership.^[1]

In 2009, Song was promoted to deputy commander of theNanjing Military Region, succeeding lieutenant generalXu Chengyun [zh], who had retired. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2010. In July 2013, Song was appointed president of thePLA National Defence University, replacingWang Xibin. In December 2014, he replaced lieutenant generalZhang Shibo as commander of theBeijing Military Region, while Zhang took over Song's old position as president of the PLA National Defence University.^[1] It was considered an extraordinary move by paramount leaderXi Jinping, as Song is not a member of the18th Central Committee, while most past commanders of the key Beijing MR, including Zhang Shibo, had been Central Committee members.^[3]

On 31 July 2015, Song Puxuan was promoted to general (shangjiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service.^[4]

Song was the chief commander of the2015 China Victory Day Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan.^[5] On February 1, 2016, he was named commander of the re-organizedNorthern Theater Command.^[6]

• 1954 births
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• People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong
• Shandong University alumni
• PLA National Defence University alumni
• Presidents of the PLA National Defence University
• Commanders of the Beijing Military Region
• Deputy commanders of the Nanjing Military Region
• Commanders of Northern Theater Command

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