Dong Jun

Admiral Dong Jun
董军
Dong in 2024
14th Minister of National Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 December 2023
Premier	Li Qiang
CMC Chairman	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Li Shangfu
9th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office September 2021 – December 2023
Preceded by	Shen Jinlong
Succeeded by	Hu Zhongming
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Yantai, Shandong, China[1]
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Dalian Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1979–present
Rank	Admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	董军
Traditional Chinese	董軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dǒng Jūn

Dong Jun (Chinese: 董军; pinyin: Dǒng Jūn; born in 1961) is a Chinese admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA) who has served as the 14th Minister of National Defense since December 2023.

He served as the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy from September 2021 to December 2023. On 29 December 2023, he was appointed as the Minister of National Defense to replace Li Shangfu who was removed from office two months prior to his appointment in October 2023. He is the first Minister of National Defense from the PLA Navy.