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Wei Fenghe

1954 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Fenghe is the 15,325th most popular politician (down from 14,003rd in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from China (down from 889th in 2019) and the 446th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wei Fenghe ranks 15,325 out of 19,576. Before him are Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, Jean Batten, Carme Forcadell, José Azcona del Hoyo, Qin Jiwei, and Adad-shuma-iddina. After him are Gray Davis, Michael C. Burgess, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Zoran Zaev, José María Orellana, and Leyla Yunus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Wei Fenghe ranks 373. Before him are Keith Campbell, Oscar Larrauri, Rick Warren, K. Chandrashekar Rao, Mustafa Barghouti, and Aavo Pikkuus. After him are Joe Jackson, Boro Primorac, Joep Lange, Kiki Smith, Neal Schon, and Susan Kare.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wei Fenghe ranks 918 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Shimin (1592), Ma Long (1988), Karen Lachmann (1916), Zhang Shichuan (1890), Xiang Jingyu (1895), and Qin Jiwei (1914). After him are He Guoqiang (1943), Nina Li Chi (1961), John Hersey (1914), Zhang Zhilei (1983), Taylor Wang (1940), and Yang Zhongjian (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wei Fenghe ranks 446. Before him are Liang Guanglie (1940), Xie Fuzhi (1909), Ding Xuexiang (1962), Ji Pengfei (1910), Xiang Jingyu (1895), and Qin Jiwei (1914). After him are He Guoqiang (1943), Hui Liangyu (1944), Li Shangfu (1958), Qiao Guanhua (1913), Sun Chunlan (1950), and Hu Chunhua (1963).

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