Compiled from the following sources:
XINHUA Online (China View)
China Military
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 2/22/2018
Career Data Updated: 2/22/2018
Li Zuocheng 李作成
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee; Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission; Chief of the General Staff, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff; General, PLA
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Hunan Province, Anhua County
Biography
Li Zuocheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Anhua County, Hunan Province. He was born in 1953, joined the PLA in 1970, and joined the CPC in 1972. From 1997 to 2009, he was Major General of PLA. From 2009 to 2015, he was Lieutenant General of PLA. In July 2015, he was promoted to General of PLA. He was Deputy Commander of Chengdu Military of PLA from 2007 to 2013. From 2013 to 2015, he was Chengdu Military Region, PLA. On Jan 1st, 2016, he was promoted as the commander of the PLA Army Command. In 2017 Li was named Chief of the General Staff of the PLA and member of the 19th CPC Central Military Commission. He is also a Member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
Career Data
| 2017— | Chief of the General Staff, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 2017— | Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2017— | Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission | |
| 2016—2017 | Commander, PLA, Army Command | |
| 2015— | General, PLA | |
| 2013—2015 | Commander, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 2009—2015 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 2007—2013 | Deputy Commander, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 2002—2007 | Deputy Chief-of-Staff, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 1998—2002 | Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 41st Group Army | |
| 1997—2009 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1970 | Joined, PLA |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 22 Jan 19 | Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans | |
| 11 Oct 18 | Xu Qiliang visit high-tech equipment exhibition | |
| 30 Aug 18 | Travelled to Russia, Moscow and met with the following: • Sergei Shoigu (Russian Defense Minister) | |
| 28 Aug 18 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Valery Gerasimov (Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia) | |
| 18 Mar 18 | New Central Military Commission vice chairmen, members pledge allegiance to Constitution | |
| 20 Dec 17 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Lazaro Henriques Lopes Mene (Chief of General Staff of the Mozambique Defense Armed Forces) | |
| 20 Nov 17 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Bilal Akbar (Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army) | |
| 09 Nov 17 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Constantine Guveya Chiwenga (Commander of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces) | |
| 25 Oct 17 | List of chairman, vice chairmen, members of CPC Central Military Commission | |
| 14 Sep 17 | Two senior PLA officers get new appointments |
