Yu Yongbo

Chinese politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Yu.

Yu Yongbo

于永波

Yu in 2000 in the United States

Head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office
November 1992 – November 2002
Preceded by| Yang Baibing
Succeeded by| Xu Caihou
Personal details
Born| September 1931 (age 92-93)
Fu County, Liaoning, China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance|  People's Republic of China
Branch/service|  People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service| 1947–2003
Rank|  General
Unit| Fourth Field Army
42nd Army
Commands| Guangzhou Military Region
Nanjing Military Region
Battles/wars| Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Awards| Order of Liberation (1960)

Yu Yongbo (Chinese: 于永波; pinyin: Yú Yǒngbō; born September 1931) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department from 1992 to 2002. He was a member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 8th and 9th National People's Congress.[1]

## Biography

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Yu was born into a Manchu family in Fu County (now Wafangdian), Liaoning, in September 1931.[1] He enlisted in the Northeast People's Liberation Army in September 1947, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1948.[1] He served in the Fourth Field Army and participated in the Liaoshen campaign, Pingjin campaign, and Southwest China campaign.[1]

In December 1950, he was assigned to North Korea to support the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War.[1] He returned to China in November 1952 and served in the 42nd Army of the PLA Ground Force for a long time.[1]

He became director of the Headquarters Office of Guangzhou Military Region in December 1978, and served until May 1983, when he was appointed political commissar of the 42nd Army.[1] In June 1985, he was transferred to Nanjing Military Region and appointed director of Political Department.[1] In November 1989, he became deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department, rising to head in October 1992.[1][2][3] He also served as deputy leader of the Demobilized Army Cadre Emplacement Leading Group of the State Council [zh] and the National Crack Down Smuggling Leading Group (全国打击走私领导小组) since 1993.[1] He retired in March 2003.

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988, and general (shangjiang) in 1993.[1]

## Awards

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* 1960 Order of Liberation

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 于永波简历. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). 20 May 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
2. ^ 于永波上将赴美国访问. sina (in Chinese). 22 October 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
3. ^ Dong Lixi (董黎熙) (16 October 2002). 于永波上将与越南军队政工代表团举行会谈. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.董黎熙Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft_id=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2002-10-16/88616.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Yu+Yongbo" class="Z3988">

Military offices

Preceded by

Wei Jinshan

|  Director of Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region
1985–1989  | Succeeded by

Lan Baojing [zh]

Preceded by

Yang Baibing

|  Head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
1992–2002  | Succeeded by

Xu Caihou