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 by Mao Zedong in 1927.
List of Political Commissars No. Image Name Chinese name Rank Alma master Term of Office Ref Began Ended 1 Su Zhenhua Admiral (1955) Counter-Japanese Military and Political University February 1957 June 1967 2 Li Zuopeng Vice Admiral (1955) June 1967 September 1971 3 Su Zhenhua Admiral (1955) Counter-Japanese Military and Political University March 1973 February 1979 4 Ye Fei Admiral (1955) Whampoa Military Academy February 1979 January 1980 5 Li Yaowen Admiral (1988) People's Liberation Army Advanced Military Academy January 1980 April 1990 6 Wei Jinshan Vice Admiral (1988) April 1990 November 1993 7 Zhou Kunren Admiral (2000) PLA Nanjing Institute of Politics November 1993 July 1995 8 Yang Huaiqing Rear admiral (1990)Vice admiral (1994)Admiral (2000) Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party July 1995 June 2003 9 Hu Yanlin Rear admiral (1990)Vice admiral (1995)Admiral (2004) PLA National Defence University June 2003 July 2008 10 Liu Xiaojiang Admiral (2011) Heilongjiang University July 2008 December 2014 11 Miao Hua Admiral (2015) National University of Defense Technology December 2014 September 2017 12 Qin Shengxiang Admiral (2019) September 2017 January 202213Yuan Huazhi袁华智Admiral (2022)January 2022October 2025
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