Hou Shusen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.

Hou Shusen
侯树森
Chief of Staff of the Shenyang Military Region
In office December 2005 – June 2009
Preceded by	Li Shiming
Succeeded by	Hou Jizhen
Personal details
Born	June 1950 (age 74) Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Jilin University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	?–2014
Rank	File:PLAGeneral r.svg.png General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	侯树森
Traditional Chinese	侯樹森
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóu Shùsēn

Hou Shusen (Chinese: 侯树森; born June 1950) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Hou was born in Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning, in June 1950. He served in the Shenyang Military Region since joining the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and eventually becoming its chief of staff in December 2005. He also served as a secretary for Commander Wang Ke between 1992 and 1995. In July 2009, he succeeded Liu Zhenwu as deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, serving in the post until his retirement in November 2014. In March 2015, he took office as vice chairperson of the Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1999, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2007, and general (shangjiang) in July 2011.