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In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.
Hou Jizhen
侯继振
Hou Jizhen in 2014
Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region
In office
June 2009 – January 2014
Preceded byHou Shusen
Succeeded byXu Jingnian [zh]
Personal details
BornNovember 1951 (age 73)
Xiajin County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–2014
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHóu Jìzhèn

Hou Jizhen (Chinese: 侯继振; born November 1951) is a retired lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region from 2009 to 2014. He was a representative of 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Hou was born in Xiajin County, Shandong, in November 1951. He served in the 23rd Army for a long time. In December 2003, he was appointed commander of the 40th Group Army, replacing Wang Guosheng. In December 2005, he was commissioned as commander of the 16th Group Army, succeeding Guan Kai. In June 2009, he rose to become chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region, and then deputy commander of the region in December 2013, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2014.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2002 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2010.

References

  1. Lu Mengjun (卢梦君) (21 October 2014). 第16集团军原军长高光辉赴成都军区任职,曾是最年轻军长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Wang Jian (王健) (17 February 2014). 解放军多个军区高层调整 30多将军亮相新岗位. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. Zhai Ming (翟明) (24 January 2016). 黑龙江省军区司令员李雷出任黑龙江省“戎装常委”. china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Military offices
Preceded byWang Guosheng Commander of the 40th Group Army
2003–2005
Succeeded byPeng Bo
Preceded byGuan Kai Commander of the 16th Group Army
2005–2009
Succeeded byGao Guanghui [zh]
Preceded byHou Shusen Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region
2009–2014
Succeeded byXu Jingnian [zh]
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