The Ministry of National Defense is an important part of state institutions, responsible for military work and strategic planning. As a component of the State Council, the Ministry of National Defense bears important national security responsibilities, and its minister is both a State Councilor and a member of the Military Commission, with dual leadership responsibilities.
Although the Ministry of National Defense has only one minister, there are no deputy ministers and full-time staff, but its status is still very important. The rank of Minister of National Defense, usually the rank of general, enjoys the "dual leadership" of the military and the land, that is, the leadership style of the Military Commission and the State Council. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense also undertakes the work of compiling national defense and army building and development plans, national defense scientific research, conscription, national defense education and military diplomacy, although it is actually carried out by the Military Commission and its functional departments.
The post of Minister of National Defense is nominated and selected by the relevant principal leaders of the State Council for a term of five years. Before the restoration of the rank system, the rank of the Minister of National Defense was not fixed, but since the restoration of the rank system in 1988, the Minister of National Defense has always held the rank of general.
Brief introduction of rank development
On July 6th, the Second Session of the Seventh the NPC Standing Committee deliberated and passed the Regulations of China People's Liberation Army Officers' Ranks put forward by the Central Military Commission (CMC). According to the characteristics of our army's construction in the new period, the regulations stipulate that the rank of officers is set to three levels, 1 1, that is, the first-class general, general, lieutenant general and major general; Senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel and major; Captain, lieutenant, lieutenant.
From June 65438+1 October1day, the PLA implemented a new rank system. 65438+February 65438+July, the "Specific Measures for the Chinese People's Armed Police Force to Implement the Police Rank System" was issued, and the Armed Police Force implemented the police rank system.
On May 6, 2002, the Seventh Conference of the Eighth the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted a decision on amending the Regulations on Military Ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The revised rank of officers in active service is set to 10, which means that the rank of first-class general in the original regulations was cancelled.
20 19 12 with the approval of the central military commission, the general office of the central military commission issued the notice on adjusting the relevant policies for the promotion of officers above the corps level. This is an important measure to introduce the military human resources policy system in accordance with the direction of officer professionalization reform, which is of great significance to comprehensively promote the rank system.
Baidu Encyclopedia-General of China People's Liberation Army