Zhong Shaojun | |
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钟绍军 | |
Director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission | |
Assumed office August 2017 | |
CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Qin Shengxiang |
Director of the Office of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission | |
Assumed office June 2013 | |
CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Wu Zhiming |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Kaihua County, Zhejiang, China | 19 October 1968
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Tsinghua University Zhejiang University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | China |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
Years of service | 2013 − present |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | CMC General Office CMC Office for Reform and Organizational Structure |
Zhong Shaojun (Chinese: 钟绍军; born 19 October 1968) is a long-time political aide of Xi Jinping, currently the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Zhong served on Xi's staff beginning in Zhejiang province, then followed him to Shanghai, and then Beijing. Zhong currently serves as the director of Xi Jinping’s Office and director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission. He holds the military rank of Lieutenant general in 2019.