Shen Jinlong

Shen Jinlong (simplified Chinese: 沈金龙; traditional Chinese: 沈金龍; pinyin: Shěn Jīnlóng; born October 1956) is a Chinese admiral who serves as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1]

Shen Jinlong
沈金龙
Shen Jinlong in 2015
8th Commander of the PLA Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2017
Preceded by	Wu Shengli
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office December 2014 – January 2017
Preceded by	Jiang Weilie
Succeeded by	Wang Hai
President of the PLA Naval Command Academy
In office 2011–2014
President of Dalian Naval Academy
In office 2010–2011
Preceded by	Yang Junfei
Succeeded by	Jiang Guoping
Personal details
Born	October 1956 (age 64) Nanhui District, Shanghai, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	?–present
Rank	Admiral

Biography

Shen was born in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 1956.

Shen's military career began as an enlisted man, whom after receiving a commission advanced in rank to become the commanding officer of a frigate and later a frigate squadron (dadui).[2][3] He subsequently served as the chief of staff of a frigate division (zhidui) and as commander of Support Base of the North Sea Fleet and president of Dalian Naval Academy.

He was president of Naval Command Academy from 2011 until 2014. In August 2014, he was appointed deputy commander of the South Sea Fleet, and in December was promoted to commander of the fleet, a deputy military region position (副大军区级).[4] On July 29, 2016, he was awarded the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang) by the Central Military Commission.[5] He became commander of the PLA Navy in January 2017, replacing the retiring Admiral Wu Shengli.[1]In July 2019, Shen was promoted to the rank of admiral (shang jiang).[6]

References

1. "南海舰队司令沈金龙接替吴胜利出任海军司令". January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 1月20日上午，海军在京隆重举行将官军衔晋升仪式。海军司令员沈金龙宣读中央军委主席习近平签署的晋衔命令，海军政委苗华主持晋衔仪式
2. https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-navy-gets-new-helmsman-part-1-spotlight-vice-admiral-shen-jinlong/
3. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a591531.pdf
4. 沈金龙刘明利履新南海舰队军政主官. Caixin (in Chinese). 2014-12-31.
5. 海军举行晋衔仪式，王海杨世光康非沈金龙刘明利晋升中将. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2016-07-29.
6. "中央军委举行晋升仪式 10位军官警官晋升上将军衔". Sina. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-31.