Dong Jun

Dong Jun
董军
Dong in 2024
14th Minister of National Defense
Assumed office
29 December 2023
PremierLi Qiang
CMC ChairmanXi Jinping
Preceded byLi Shangfu
9th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office
September 2021 – December 2023
Preceded byShen Jinlong
Succeeded byHu Zhongming
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Yantai, Shandong, China[1]
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materDalian Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1979–present
Rank Admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDǒng Jūn

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.

  1. ^ "夜话中南海:中共新防长董军与他的"中国海军黄埔"". Radio Free Asia. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

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