# Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy

The Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy (simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军参谋长; traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍海軍參謀長; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn Cānmóuzhǎng) is the third highest-ranking officer in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Chief of Staff is the head of the Naval Forces Military Command authorities and responsible to assist the military officer in the navy command.

## List of chiefs of staff

| No. | Inspector of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Alma mater | Ref. |
| 1 | Shunchu, LuoVice Admiral Luo Shunchu [zh] 罗舜初 (1914–1981) | June 1950 | March 1952 | 1 year, 9 months | PLA Nanjing Political College | . |
| 2 | Shunchu, LuoVice Admiral Zhou Xihan 周希汉 (1913–1988) | March 1952 | March 1961 | 9 years | PLA National Defence University | . |
| 3 | Xuesi, ZhangRear Admiral Zhang Xuesi [zh] 张学思 (1916–1970) | March 1961 | May 1968 | 7 years, 2 months | Voroshilov Naval Academy | . |
| 4 | Guansan, MaRear Admiral Ma Guansan 马冠三 | February 1968 | November 1968 | 9 months | . | . |
| 5 | Yan, PanRear Admiral Pan Yan (admiral) [zh] 潘焱 (1916–1999) | November 1968 | August 1975 | 6 years, 9 months | Counter-Japanese Military and Political University | . |
| 6 | Guoyu, YangRear Admiral Yang Guoyu [zh] 杨国宇 (1914–2000) | August 1975 | August 1982 | 7 years | PLA National Defence University | . |
| 7 | Xinchun, MaVice Admiral Ma Xinchun 马辛春 (born 1925) | August 1982 | July 1985 | 2 years, 11 months | Naval War College | . |
| 8 | Liqun, AnRear Admiral An Liqun 安立群 | July 1985 | September 1987 | 2 years, 2 months | Dalian Naval Academy | . |
| 9 | Xusan, ZhanVice Admiral Zhang Xusan [zh] 张序三 (born 1929) | September 1987 | April 1990 | 4 years, 9 months | PLA National Defence University | . |
| 10 | Guochen, ZhaoVice Admiral Zhao Guochen [zh] 赵国臣 (1935–1994) | June 1990 | September 1994 | 4 years, 5 months | PLA Navy Command Academy | . |
| 11 | Linzhong, HeVice Admiral He Linzhong [zh] 何林忠 (born 1937) | September 1994 | November 1997 | 3 years, 2 months | PLA Navy Command Academy | . |
| 12 | Xingyuan, YaoVice Admiral Yao Xingyuan [zh] 么兴远 (born 1941) | November 1997 | June 2000 | 2 years, 7 months | Naval War College | . |
| 13 | Yucheng, WangVice Admiral Wang Yucheng (admiral) [zh] 王玉成 (born 1941) | June 2000 | January 2003 | 2 years, 7 months | . | . |
| 14 | Xingfa, ZhaoVice Admiral Zhao Xingfa [zh] 赵兴发 (born 1945) | January 2003 | December 2004 | 1 year, 11 months | PLA National Defence University | . |
| 15 | Jianguo, SunVice Admiral Sun Jianguo 孙建国 (born 1952) | December 2004 | December 2006 | 2 years | Dalian Naval Academy | . |
| 16 | Yiping, DingVice Admiral Ding Yiping 丁一平 (born 1951) | December 2006 | December 2008 | 2 years | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party | . |
| 17 | Shiliang, SuVice Admiral Su Shiliang 苏士亮 (born 1950) | December 2008 | December 2010 | 2 years | . | . |
| 18 | Jingchen, DuVice Admiral Du Jingchen 杜景臣 (born 1952) | December 2010 | July 2014 | 3 years, 7 months | . | |
| 19 | Yanpeng, QiuVice Admiral Qiu Yanpeng 邱延鹏 (born 1956) | July 2014 | January 2018 | 3 years, 6 months | Dalian Naval Academy | |
| 20 | Wendan, ZhangRear Admiral Zhang Wendan 张文旦 (born 1958) | January 2018 | December 2019 | 1 year, 11 months | . | |
| 21 | Yujie, LiVice Admiral Li Yujie 李玉杰 (born 1962) | December 2019 | December 2021 | 2 years | . |
| 22 | Zhongming, HuVice Admiral Hu Zhongming 胡中明 (born 1964) | December 2021 | December 2023 | 2 years | . |
| 23 | Wendan, ZhangVice Admiral Li Hanjun 李汉军 (born 1965) | December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 3 months | . |