Chinese engineer and former military administrator
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
General
Li Shangfu
李尚福
Li in 2023
State Councilor of the People's Republic of China
In office 12 March 2023 – 24 October 2023
Serving with Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin, and Qin Gang
Premier
Li Qiang
13th Minister of National Defense
In office 12 March 2023 – 24 October 2023
Premier
Li Qiang
CMC Chairman
Xi Jinping
Preceded by
Wei Fenghe
Succeeded by
Dong Jun
Head of the Equipment Development Department
In office September 2017 – October 2022
Preceded by
Zhang Youxia
Succeeded by
Xu Xueqiang
Commander of the China Manned Space Program
In office September 2017 – October 2022
Preceded by
Zhang Youxia
Succeeded by
Xu Xueqiang
Personal details
Born
February 1958 (age 66) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political party
Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater
National University of Defense Technology
Chongqing University (EngD)
Military service
Allegiance
People's Republic of China
Branch/service
People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service
1982–present
Rank
General
Li Shangfu (Chinese: 李尚福; pinyin: Lǐ Shàngfú; born February 1958) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and former military administrator who served as the 13th Minister of National Defense of China and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023. He joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as a technician at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in 1982. He was conferred the rank of general in July 2019 and was appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission in October 2022. In August 2023 Li disappeared from public view and was then removed from office on October 24, 2023. He is both the shortest-serving Minister of National Defense and the first from the PLA Strategic Support Force.
Li Shangfu previously served as Deputy Commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Deputy Commander of the PLA General Armaments Department. He spent 31 years working at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, including 10 years as the center director. He later served as head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2022.
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2023, he was appointed as the Minister of National Defense to replace LiShangfu who was removed from office two months prior to his appointment in October...
decided to remove Qin Gang from the post of State Councillor, and remove LiShangfu from the posts of State Councillor and Minister of National Defense. On...
session of the 2023 National People's Congress, and was succeeded by LiShangfu. On August 31, when a reporter asked Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Ministry...
of China from 2023. Premier Li Qiang took office on 11 March 2023 and it succeeded the Li Keqiang Government. Premier Li is ranked only second to General...
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Military Commission In office January 2016 – August 2017 Succeeded by LiShangfu Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department In office...
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state council members from their positions, including defense minister LiShangfu, finance minister Liu Kun, and science minister Wang Zhigang. 10 November...
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terrorism". On 18 April 2023, Shoigu met with Chinese Defence Minister LiShangfu in Moscow. Shoigu said that their countries' military cooperation was...
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has tried to cross the LAC. On 28 April 2023, Chinese Defense Minister LiShangfu met with Rajnath Singh as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...
discussions to improve bilateral defense relations. Chinese defense minister LiShangfu was one of the speakers; he used the forum to celebrate Russian-Chinese...
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People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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