Dong Jun
Dong Jun | |||||||
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董军 | |||||||
Dong in 2024 | |||||||
| 14th Minister of National Defense | |||||||
| Assumed office 29 December 2023 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Shen Jinlong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Zhongming | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Yantai, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Dalian Naval Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Service years | 1979–present | ||||||
| Rank | Admiral | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 董军 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 董軍 | ||||||
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Dong Jun (Chinese: 董军; pinyin: Dǒng Jūn; born in 1961) is a Chinese admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He was the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy from September 2021 to December 2023. On 29 December 2023, he was appointed as the 14th Minister of National Defense; he succeeded Li Shangfu who was removed from office in October 2023. Dong is the first defense minister from the PLAN.