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Dong Jun
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董军
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| 14th Minister of National Defense | |||||||
| Assumed office 29 December 2023 |
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| Premier | Li Qiang | ||||||
| CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Li Shangfu | ||||||
| 9th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |||||||
| In office September 2021 – December 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Shen Jinlong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Zhongming | ||||||
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Yantai, Shandong, China |
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| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Dalian Naval Academy | ||||||
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| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
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| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
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| Years of service | 1979–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Admiral |
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| Simplified Chinese | 董军 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 董軍 | ||||||
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Dong Jun (Chinese: 董军; born in 1961) is an admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy from September 2021 to December 2023. On 29 December 2023, he was appointed as the Minister of National Defence, succeeding Li Shangfu who was ousted in October 2023.
Biography
In 1978, Dong was admitted to the Dalian Naval Academy of the Navy. After graduation, he began his service with the Navy in 1979. He has successively served as the head of the military training department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Command, the deputy chief of staff of the Beihai Fleet, and the commander of the Navy's 92269 unit.
In 2013, Dong was appointed deputy commander of East Sea Fleet, and held that office until December 2014, when he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy. In January 2017, he was promoted to become deputy commander of Southern Theater Command. In March 2021, he became deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, rising to commander in August 2021. He was named as the commander of the PLA Navy in September 2021. He was succeeded as commander by Hu Zhongming in December 2023.
He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2012, vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2018 and admiral (shangjiang) in September 2021.
