Qin Tian

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Qin Tian
秦天
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police
In office
December 2015 – September 2017
Preceded byLiu Zhenli
Succeeded byZheng Jiagai
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Huanggang, Hubei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/servicePeople's Armed Police
Rank Llieutenant General (police rank)
Unit1973 — 2020

Qin Tian (Chinese: 秦天; born 1957) is a lieutenant general of China's People's Armed Police (PAP). He is a member of the PAP's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Standing Committee, Vice Commander of the People's Armed Police, former Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police from 2015 to 2017.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Hong'an, Huanggang, Hubei Province. In 1973, he to join the military. He had worked for People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department and then PLA National Defence University.

In July 2015, Qin Tian was appointed as the Vice president of the PLA Academy of Military Science.[1]

In December 2015, Qin Tian was promoted to Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police.[2] In July 2016, he was promoted police rank lieutenant general of PAP.[3]

In September 2017, he became Vice Commander of the People's Armed Police.[4][5] On February 5, 2018, Qin Tian was elected as a member of the CCP Standing Committee of the PAP.[6]

Family[edit]

Qin Tian is the son of Qin Jiwei, was a general, former Minister of National Defense. His brother is Qin Weijiang, a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "军科院领导调整 名将之后秦天任副院长". 财新网. 2015-07-08.
  2. ^ "武警部队参谋长易人:名将之后秦天接棒刘振立". 澎湃新闻. 2016-01-01.
  3. ^ "武警部队举行晋衔仪式,秦天晋升武警中将警衔". 澎湃新闻. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ^ "秦天任武警部队副司令员 郑家概升任参谋长". 财新网. 2017-09-24.
  5. ^ "26个月来,武警部队已三换参谋长". 凤凰网. 2017-09-24.
  6. ^ "武警部队举行晋衔仪式,秦天晋升武警中将警衔". 澎湃新闻. Retrieved 2016-07-29.