Gu Wengen

Gu Wengen (Chinese: 顾文根; born November 1946) is a retired vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN and Commander of the South Sea Fleet.

Gu Wengen
顾文根
Gu in 2006
Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
In office January 2008 – December 2009
Commander	Wu Shengli
Succeeded by	Xu Hongmeng
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office July 2004 – January 2008
Preceded by	Wu Shengli
Succeeded by	Su Shiliang
Personal details
Born	November 1946 (age 78) Nanhui, Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1965−2009
Rank	Vice-Admiral

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gu.

Biography

Gu Wengen was born in November 1946 in Nanhui, Shanghai, and enlisted in the PLAN in 1965.^[1]

Gu spent most of his career in the PLAN's East Sea Fleet, rising to deputy chief of staff, and then deputy commander in 1996. He also attained the rank of rear admiral the same year. In July 2004, he was promoted to commander of the South Sea Fleet and concurrently deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region,^[1] succeeding Wu Shengli.^[2] He was promoted to vice-admiral in July 2005, and appointed deputy commander of the PLA Navy in January 2008.^[1]