Wang Shouye
| Wang Shouye | |
|---|---|
| 王守业 | |
| Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |
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In office 2001–2006 |
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| Commander |
Shi Yunsheng Zhang Dingfa |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Zhannan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 73–74) Ye County, Henan, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Tianjin University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China
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| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Years of service | 1968–2006 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral (stripped) |
Wang Shouye (Chinese: 王守业; pinyin: Wáng Shǒuyè; born 1943) is a disgraced Chinese vice admiral (zhong jiang) who served as Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He was convicted of embezzling 160 million yuan of public funds and received a death sentence with reprieve in 2006, later commuted to life in prison. At the time of his conviction, it was the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the People's Liberation Army.
Wang Shouye was born in 1943 to a peasant family in Li Village, Dengli Township, Ye County, Henan Province. An excellent student, he achieved the sixth highest score in Henan Province in the 1964 Gaokao and was admitted to Tianjin University, where he majored in civil engineering.
In 1968, Wang was recruited into the PLA's 38th Group Army based in Baoding, and served as a military engineer. His high educational background and technical ability distinguished him from other soldiers, and he steadily rose through the ranks. He was later transferred to the PLA General Logistics Department (GLD), where he was repeatedly promoted, and appointed Head of the GLD Division of Infrastructure and Barracks in December 1995. In July 1994 he attained the rank of major general. In July 2001, he was transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to serve as a deputy commander. A year later, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang). He was ranked second among the five deputy commanders of the PLAN.
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