Hou Shusen | |||||||
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侯树森 | |||||||
Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region | |||||||
In office December 2005 – June 2009 | |||||||
Preceded by | Li Shiming | ||||||
Succeeded by | Hou Jizhen | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | June 1950 (age 74) Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Alma mater | Jilin University | ||||||
Military service | |||||||
Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
Years of service | ?–2014 | ||||||
Rank | General | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 侯树森 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 侯樹森 | ||||||
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Hou Shusen (Chinese: 侯树森; born June 1950) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
Hou was born in Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning, in June 1950. He served in the Shenyang Military Region since joining the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and eventually becoming its chief of staff in December 2005. He also served as a secretary for Commander Wang Ke between 1992 and 1995. In July 2009, he succeeded Liu Zhenwu as deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, serving in the post until his retirement in November 2014. In March 2015, he took office as vice chairperson of the Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1999, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2007, and general (shangjiang) in July 2011.
References
- 联合早报:王克上将秘书侯树森升任副总长 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- 沈阳军区参谋长侯树森跳升解放军副总参谋长 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- 侯树森不再担任解放军副总参谋长职务 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- 中央军委授予孙建国等六名军官上将军衔. 163.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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Preceded byLi Shiming | Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region 2005–2009 |
Succeeded byHou Jizhen |