Wu Changde

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Wu Changde
吴昌德
Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
Assumed office
July 2011
Personal details
Born 1952 (age 71–72)
Dayu County, Jiangxi, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Fudan University
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army
Years of service 1970 − present
Rank 48px General

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Changde (Chinese: 吴昌德; born 1952) is a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He has served as one of the deputy chiefs of the PLA General Political Department, and its successor, the re-organized Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, since July 2011.

Biography

Wu Changde was born in 1952 in Dayu County, Jiangxi Province. He joined the PLA in December 1970 and the Communist Party of China in 1972. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy of Fudan University in Shanghai.[1][2]

Wu was appointed deputy director of the political department of the Nanjing Military Region from July 2003, and director of the political department of the Chengdu Military Region from June 2007. In July 2011, he became a deputy chief of the PLA General Political Department.[2]

Wu Changde attained the rank of major general in 1997 and lieutenant general in 2008.[2] On 31 July 2013, he was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service.[3]

Wu is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (2012–17).[1]

References

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