Zhang Wendan

Zhang Wendan
张文旦
Zhang Wendan in 2013
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office
January 2018 – December 2019
CommanderShen Jinlong
Preceded byQiu Yanpeng
Succeeded byLi Yujie
Commander of the North Sea Fleet
In office
January 2017 – January 2018
Preceded byYuan Yubai
Succeeded byLi Yujie
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service? − 2019
Rank Vice Admiral

Zhang Wendan (Chinese: 张文旦; born 1958) is a retired vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. He served as Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy from January 2018 to December 2019, and previously served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the South Sea Fleet, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command, and Commander of the North Sea Fleet (2017–2018). He commanded the PLA Navy's fifth Gulf of Aden anti-piracy task force in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ "PLA chiefs from UN missions, South China Sea promoted". Retrieved 2018-02-05.