Li Shangfu

General Li Shangfu
李尚福
Li in 2023
State Councilor of the People's Republic of China
In office 12 March 2023 – 24 October 2023 Serving with Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin, and Qin Gang
Premier	Li Qiang
13th Minister of National Defense
In office 12 March 2023 – 24 October 2023
Premier	Li Qiang
CMC Chairman	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Wei Fenghe
Succeeded by	Dong Jun
Head of the Equipment Development Department
In office September 2017 – October 2022
Preceded by	Zhang Youxia
Succeeded by	Xu Xueqiang
Commander of the China Manned Space Program
In office September 2017 – October 2022
Preceded by	Zhang Youxia
Succeeded by	Xu Xueqiang
Personal details
Born	February 1958 (age 66) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	National University of Defense Technology Chongqing University (EngD)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	General

Li Shangfu (Chinese: 李尚福; pinyin: Lǐ Shàngfú; born February 1958) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and former military administrator who served as the 13th Minister of National Defense of China and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023. He joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as a technician at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in 1982. He was conferred the rank of general in July 2019 and was appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission in October 2022. In August 2023 Li disappeared from public view and was then removed from office on October 24, 2023. He is both the shortest-serving Minister of National Defense and the first from the PLA Strategic Support Force.

Li Shangfu previously served as Deputy Commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Deputy Commander of the PLA General Armaments Department. He spent 31 years working at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, including 10 years as the center director. He later served as head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2022.