Hu Zhongming

Hu Zhongming (born January 1964) is a admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been the commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy since December 2023. He previously served as commander of the North Sea Fleet and deputy commander of the Northern Theater Command from December 2019 to December 2021 and the Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy from December 2021 to December 2023.

Biography
Hu enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1979. He was an assistant chief of staff of the PLA Navy in March 2015 and then deputy chief of staff in May 2016. In December 2019, he was promoted to commander of the North Sea Fleet and deputy commander of the Northern Theater Command, succeeding Li Yujie. In December 2023, he was announced to be the commander of the PLA Navy, succeeding Dong Jun.

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in July 2014, vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019, and admiral (shangjiang) in December 2023.