Wei Fenghe

General Wei Fenghe
魏凤和
Wei in 2018
State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
In office 19 March 2018 – 11 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
12th Minister of National Defense
In office 19 March 2018 – 12 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
CMC Chairman	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
In office October 2012 – September 2017
Preceded by	Jing Zhiyuan (as Commander of the Second Artillery Corps）
Succeeded by	Zhou Yaning
Personal details
Born	February 1954 (age 70) Liaocheng, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1972–2024; expelled)
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)[1]
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	PLA Rocket Force
Years of service	1970–2023
Rank	General (stripped in 2024)
Unit	Central Military Commission State Council
Commands	Ministry of National Defense (2018–2023) PLA Rocket Force (2015–2017) PLA Second Artillery Corps (2012–2015)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	魏凤和
Traditional Chinese	魏鳳和
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wèi Fènghé

Wei Fenghe (Chinese: 魏凤和; pinyin: Wèi Fènghé; born February 1954) is a retired general (shang jiang) in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps. From 2018 to 2023, he was the Minister of National Defense, the first to have not come from the PLA Ground Forces and the first-ranked State Councilor from March 2018 to March 2023, and also the first-ranked ordinary Member of the Central Military Commission (CMC).

In September 2023, Wei was investigated by the CMC's disciplinary inspection department for charges of corruption. In June 2024, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and transferred his case to the military's judiciary for criminal prosecution, and his rank of General in the Rocket Force revoked.