Wu Qian (military officer)

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Wu Qian
吴谦
Director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense
Assumed office
August 2017
Preceded byYang Yujun
Personal details
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Residence(s)Beijing, China
EducationNational University of Defense Technology
University of Birmingham
OccupationPublic affairs officer
Military service
AllegiancePeople's Republic of China
ServicePeople's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service1996–present
RankSenior colonel (Daxiao)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Wu Qian (Chinese: 吴谦; born 1973) is a Chinese military officer currently serving as director and spokesman of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Biography[edit]

Wu was born in Beijing in 1973. After graduating from Weiyu High School in Shanghai, he was accepted to the College of International Relations at National University of Defense Technology. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Birmingham.[citation needed]

After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. In June 2015 he became the deputy director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense, rising to the Director in August 2017.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Senior colonel (Daxiao) in December 2016.[3]

Personal life[edit]

He is married and has a daughter.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 中国国防部发言人换将 耿雁生到龄退役. 163 (in Chinese). 2015-07-11. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ 吴谦升任国防部新闻局局长 杨宇军退出现役. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2017-08-09. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ 中国国防部新闻发言人吴谦晋升大校军衔. The Paper (in Chinese). 2016-12-20. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
Yang Yujun (杨宇军)
Director of the Information Bureau of Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
2017
Incumbent