Wei Fenghe information

General
Wei Fenghe
General Wei Fenghe
魏凤和
State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
	In office; 19 March 2018 – 11 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
12th Minister of National Defense
	In office; 19 March 2018 – 12 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
CMC Chairman	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
Commander of the PLA Rocket Force
	In office; October 2012 – September 2017
Preceded by	General Jing Zhiyuan (as Commander of the Second Artillery Corps）
Succeeded by	Lieutenant General Zhou Yaning
Personal details
Born	February 1954 (age 70); Liaocheng, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1972–present)
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Website	english.www.gov.cn/weifenghe
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	PLA Rocket Force
Years of service	1970–2023
Rank	General
Unit	Central Military Commission; State Council
Commands	Ministry of National Defense (2018–2023); PLA Rocket Force (2015–2017); PLA Second Artillery Corps (2012–2015)

Wei Fenghe (Chinese: 魏凤和; pinyin: Wèi Fènghé; born February 1954) is a retired general (shang jiang) in the People's Liberation Army who served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps. From 2018 to 2023, he was the Minister of National Defense, the first to have not come from the PLA Ground Forces and the first-ranked State Councilor in Li Keqiang Cabinet II from March 2018 to March 2023, and also the first-ranked ordinary Member of the Xi Jinping-chaired Central Military Commission.

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General Wei Fenghe
魏凤和


State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
In office 19 March 2018 – 11 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
12th Minister of National Defense
In office 19 March 2018 – 12 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
CMC Chairman	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
Commander of the PLA Rocket Force
In office October 2012 – September 2017
Preceded by	General Jing Zhiyuan (as Commander of the Second Artillery Corps）
Succeeded by	Lieutenant General Zhou Yaning

Personal details
Born	February 1954 (age 70) Liaocheng, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1972–present)
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)^[1]
Website	english.www.gov.cn/weifenghe
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	PLA Rocket Force
Years of service	1970–2023
Rank	General
Unit	Central Military Commission State Council
Commands	Ministry of National Defense (2018–2023) PLA Rocket Force (2015–2017) PLA Second Artillery Corps (2012–2015)