Chu Yimin

Political Commissar of the Northern Theater CommandIn office
February 2016 – April 2017Preceded byNew officeSucceeded byFan XiaojunPolitical Commissar of Shenyang Military RegionIn office
December 2010 – February 2016Preceded byHuang XianzhongSucceeded byPosition abolished Personal detailsBornJuly 1953 (age 70)
Rugao, JiangsuPolitical partyChinese Communist PartyMilitary serviceAllegiance People's Republic of ChinaBranch/service People's Liberation Army Ground ForceYears of service1969–2017Rank General

Chu Yimin (Chinese: 褚益民; pinyin: Chǔ Yìmín; born July 1953) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the inaugural Political Commissar of the Northern Theater Command, and previously served as Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region.

Biography

Chu Yimin was born in July 1953 in Rugao, Jiangsu. He joined the PLA in 1969, and the Chinese Communist Party in December 1972. He formerly served in the Xinjiang Military District and Nanjing Military Region, and became Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region in 2010. He attained the rank of major general in July 2003, lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in July 2008,^[1][2] and full general in July 2014.^[3]

Chu was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2007−12), and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.^[1][2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Li Taizhong	Director of the Political Department of the 21st Group Army 2002–2003	Succeeded by Fan Changmi
Preceded by Wang Jianmin	Director of the Political Department of the Xinjiang Military District 2003–2005
Preceded by Luo Zhengping	Political Commissar of the 47th Group Army 2005–2006
Preceded by Li Changcai	Director of the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region 2006–2010	Succeeded by Wu Changhai [zh]
Preceded by Huang Xianzhong	Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region 2010–2016	Succeeded by Position revoked
New title	Political Commissar of the Northern Theater Command 2016–2017	Succeeded by Fan Xiaojun