Ling Huanxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.

Ling Huanxin
凌焕新
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2023
President	Yang Xuejun
Preceded by	Bai Lü
Personal details
Born	March 1962 (age 62) Jingjiang County, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	凌焕新
Traditional Chinese	凌煥新
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Líng Huànxīn

Ling Huanxin (Chinese: 凌焕新; born March 1962) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences, in office since June 2023.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1][2] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Ling was born in Jingjiang County (now Jingjiang), Jiangsu, in March 1962. He was deputy head of the Organization Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department before being appointed Director of the Political Department of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force in January 2017.^[3][4] In March 2017, he became a member of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission, and was elevated to deputy secretary in December 2018.^[4][5] In June 2023, he was elevated to political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences.^[6]

He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019 and general (shangjiang) in June 2023.^[6][7]

References

1. Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
2. Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单（171名）. Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
3. 郑家概、凌焕新已调任北部战区陆军领导. thepaper (in Chinese). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
4. Wang Jun (王俊) (23 February 2018). 凌焕新少将已担任中央军委纪委正军职专职委员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
5. Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (30 April 2019). 中央军委纪委高层调整 凌焕新少将任副书记. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
6. "Xi presents order to promote military officers to rank of general". Chinadaily.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
7. 郑璇、凌焕新，晋升上将！. sina (in Chinese). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Bai Lü	Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science 2023–present	Incumbent