Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy

Political Commissar of the
People's Liberation Army Navy
中国人民解放军海军政治委员
Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Yuan Huazhi
since January 2022
Member ofCentral Military Commission
Reports toThe Chairman
SeatBeijing
NominatorThe Chairman
AppointerThe Chairman
Formation1957
First holderSu Zhenhua
DeputyDing Haichun
Wang Dengping
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军海军政治委员
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍海軍政治委員
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn Zhèngzhìweǐyuán

The Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy is the political head of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

The commissar is in charge of building Chinese Communist Party organizations and directing political ideology. The political commissar holds a unique position in the PLAN. This post was created in the Sanwan Reorganization [zh] by Mao Zedong in 1927.[citation needed]