The members of the Military Commission, the full name of which is the "People's Republic of China ** Military Commission", which is the highest body of the state listed in the national people's procuratorate and the national people's courts, the military commission committee is also composed of members of the military commission and senior leaders such as the first military commission.
Among the members of the previous Central Military Commission, the largest number was as high as 8, and the lowest was 4
Historical evolution of the Military Commission
* The evolution of the Military Commission has gone through a complex process.
These big figures, such as the well-known ***, have successively led the daily work of the Military Commission.
In 1925, the Communist Party of China set up a military department, and the following year it established the Military Commission, with the post of secretary.
After the defeat of the domestic revolutionary war, the members of the Military Commission went to various places to lead the battle, and the Military Commission also existed in name only.
In 1931, the Chinese Soviet Republic was founded, and a series of military commissars headed by the Chinese Soviet Republic were appointed as the leading military bodies, and the revolutionary military commissars in the history of the Red Army began.
After that, the ** military leadership also experienced changes during the Long March, the Eighth Route Army and the War of Liberation.
In November 1948, when the CCP issued an order to the outside world, it officially used the name of the "Chinese Revolutionary Military Committee".
On September 28, 1954, at a meeting of the Communist Party of China, it was pointed out that a party's military committee would be re-established to be responsible for the leadership of the entire military work.
At this time, the "Military Commission" was known to the outside world as the "Chinese People's Defense Committee."
This move, on the one hand, is to strengthen the absolute leadership of the CCP over the army, and on the other hand, it is also to adapt the adjustment of the committee to the national leadership system.
During the period from September 1959 to the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the ** Military Commission also set up standing committees.
In September 1982, after the abolition of the previously established Standing Committee, a new military leadership group was born in the Central Military Commission, which was mainly responsible for the daily work of the army by a secretary general and four deputy secretaries general.
In June 1983, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Communist Party of China established the National Military Commission, and four members of the Military Commission were elected as members of the army's leading group.
It was not until the beginning of this year that the "Military Council" was finally changed to the "** Military Council".
However, this is only a starting point in the vicissitudes of the military commission.
The four members of the Central Military Commission elected at that time were actually the four deputy secretaries-general of the State Military Commission, and these four deputy secretaries-general also concurrently held the posts of "chief of the general staff," "director of the General Logistics Department," "minister of national defense," and "director of the General Political Department."
You must know that before this, many founding generals and commanders have served as vice chairmen of the Military Commission, such as **, others have also been appointed to the post of vice chairman of the Military Commission, and these people are the core members of the second-generation leadership team.
It was not until 1988 that the number of members of the Central Military Commission was increased, from the first four to the later six, and the posts of these people also became two deputy secretaries-general, chief of the General Staff, minister of national defense, director of the General Logistics Department, and director of the General Political Department.
In 1990, the quota of the Central Military Commission was adjusted again, and among the previous six military commissioners, two deputy secretaries-general were resigned, one of them entered the CPPCC, and the other was promoted to the position of vice chairman.
In 1992, the Military Commission began to set up the post of "member", and the number of members of the Military Commission at this time was still only four, namely "Chief of the General Staff, Minister of National Defense, Director of the General Political Department, and Director of the General Logistics Department".
The CMC was readjusted again in 1995.
At that time, both the "chief of the general staff" and the "minister of national defense" were promoted to vice presidents, and under such circumstances, the original "director of the General Logistics Department" succeeded him to the post of "chief of the general staff," and the new "director of the General Logistics Department" concurrently held the post of "secretary of the Military Discipline Inspection Commission."
In this way, the total number of members of the Central Military Commission remains unchanged, but there have been some changes in the positions of the members, and they have become "director of the General Political Department, director of the General Logistics Department, chief of the General Staff, deputy director of the General Political Department, and secretary of the Military Discipline Inspection Commission."
In 1998, a new list of members of the Central Military Commission emerged again, and after the establishment of the "Ministry of Reserves," the "Minister of the Ministry of Reserves" was also added as one of the members of the Military Commission.
In 1999, the Military Council welcomed two new members, the Executive Deputy Director of the General Political Department and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff.
Over the course of the year, the number of members of the ** Military Council reached 7 people.
However, it was not until 2002 that the number of members of the Military Commission was adjusted again, and the positions of the members were also adjusted to "Chief of the General Staff, Director of the General Logistics Department, Director of the General Political Department, and Director of the Reserve Department."
In 2004, members of the Central Military Commission joined the "Minister of the Xin** Reserve Department" and the "Commander of the Second Artillery Corps of the Navy and Air Force," and the number of personnel increased to seven.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the total number of members of the Central Military Commission reached as many as several dozen, and this number was also in line with the basic national conditions of the country at that time.
They have fought down China's rivers and mountains, and these people have rich practical and combat experience, and they should also guard the country's rivers and mountains.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the squadron has undergone many layoffs and reductions, and a series of reform measures have been promoted and implemented, so that the people's army has achieved historic breakthroughs again and again.
** The functional departments of the Military Commission are also constantly making reforms and adjustments in the light of the actual situation in the country.
At the same time, the structure of the leadership of the Military Commission has also been diversified, and various balances between different functions and services have been reflected.
Achievements in military reform
In 2007, the number of seats in the new ** Military Commission hit a record high, including eight places, including "Chief of the General Staff," "Director of the General Logistics Department," "Director of the Reserve Department," "Director of the General Political Department," "Minister of National Defense," "Commander of the Second Artillery Corps," "Commander of the Navy," and "Commander of the Air Force."
In 2012, the members of the Military Council remained at eight places, but there were some minor adjustments and changes in the ranking.
However, after the 2017 military-wide reform, the members of the Military Commission were again reduced to four, and these people held the positions of "Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff", "Minister of National Defense", "Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection", and "Director of the Political Work Department".
The change in the four members of the Military Council continues to this day.
Judging from the number of members of the previous Military Commission, it is not difficult to find that the largest number was as high as eight, and the smallest number was four, and the positions and rankings of these people are constantly adjusted and changed according to the basic changes in the national conditions, which also reflects the continuous optimization and development of China's national defense system.
In reality, however, the change in the membership of the military council is not simply an adjustment in the number of seats, which is closely related to the development of the national armed forces and the strategic needs.
Whether it is the increase or decrease of the number of places, the adjustment of posts, or the entry or withdrawal of different branches and functions of the armed forces, these adjustments are all aimed at better meeting the needs of the current situation and at the same time helping to ensure national defense security.
The composition of every military committee member in history is the result of careful consideration.
This is not only the embodiment of the decision-making of state leaders and high-level military leaders, but also the comprehensive embodiment of multiple factors such as the leadership system and national strategy under military modernization.
During his tenure of office, every member of the Military Commission has carried the great trust of the state and the people and has made tremendous contributions to the development and stability of the national defense cause.
Looking at the series of changes in the Military Commission, although the list of members of the Military Commission has increased and decreased, it has always maintained a high degree of stability and effectiveness, which will not only help the squadron provide sufficient support and guidance for the national military strategy when facing new challenges and opportunities, but also help maintain the effective operation of the military leadership.
The military reform in 2017 can be described as the most powerful change in the history of the development of the squadron, and its impact is far-reaching, the scope is extensive, and the effect on the whole army is very profound.
After this military reform, some obvious changes have also taken place in the squadron.
First of all, the original four headquarters of the PLA, namely the "First Reserve Department," the "General Staff Department," the "General Logistics Department," and the "General Political Department," have been transformed into functional departments of the Central Military Commission.
Previously, these four departments were both the leading organs of the military and the working organs of the Central Military Commission, but after the military reform, these four departments have been replaced by a number of functional departments of the Central Military Commission, such as the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission, the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, and the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Military Commission.
These functional departments are not responsible for leading the work of the armed forces, but are only an administrative organ of the Central Military Commission, whose main task is to be responsible for implementing all the decisions of the Central Military Commission.
In order to strengthen the necessity and independence of discipline inspection and supervision, the original "Military Discipline Inspection Commission" was separated from the "General Political Department" and formed a brand-new Central Military Commission organ.
Correspondingly, the former secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection no longer holds the post of the Political Work Department.
In 2017, the heads of the Logistics and Equipment Ministries, as well as the commanders of the various services, were no longer included in the list of members of the Military Commission.
Under this trend of change, the "secretary of the discipline inspection commission" has entered the leading body of the military commission, and this is also a sufficient demonstration of the degree to which the state attaches importance to discipline inspection and supervision.
At the same time, the squadron also readjusted the theater, and the original "seven major military regions" were replaced by the "five major theaters," and the joint operations of the three armed forces finally became a reality.
Before the reform of the armed forces, the PLA had relatively weak mobility and relied mainly on heavy troops and scattered deployment for defense, but now the PLA has established the construction policy of "all-region operations."
After the Air Force underwent reforms, there has not been much change in terms of troop strength, and the focus of most reforms is more inclined to the composition of the troops, and a number of theaters have also successively set up special aircraft regiments and special pilot divisions, and the structure of the arms has been improved to a great extent.
The reform of the Navy is the most obvious improvement in the PLA.
China's current naval forces, including missile frigates, conventional submarines, and missile destroyers, are already quite large in terms of numbers alone, and some ships are even overstaffed.
At the same time, the increasing number of large ships such as attack warships, aircraft carriers, and various supply warships has enabled China's naval strength to achieve a qualitative leap.
Although the strength of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is only 2 million, the PLA has made significant progress and development in terms of heavy importance.
In the course of this military reform, some logistics departments have been streamlined and downsized, but the number of naval and rocket units has increased, and the combat strength of the armed forces at the grassroots level has also been greatly enriched.
The military's various resources are concentrated in favor of combat units, non-combat posts have been reduced, and the number of organs has been greatly reduced.
According to relevant data, in the course of this military reform, the number of organs and units at and above the regimental level has been reduced by nearly 1,000, the number of personnel in non-combat mechanisms has also been reduced by nearly half, and even the number of officers in the units has been directly reduced by about 30 percent.
As far as the army is concerned, as the "big brother" of various branches of the armed forces, the army has not had its own leadership group for a long time, and its leadership functions have always been exercised by the original four major general departments.
After this military change, the Army's various theaters have also set up corresponding leadership bodies.
In addition, the National University of Defense Technology has also merged many military schools in this change, and the scale has increased much compared with before.
This tortuous history has witnessed the process of the evolution of China's national defense system, and also reflects the structural and leadership adjustment of the squadron in different periods.
It is precisely in this process of continuous change that the modernization of the squadron has achieved tremendous results.
Whether it is the upgrading of military equipment or the development and change of military strategy, the squadron is constantly improving its deterrence and influence in the international community.