Lei Mingqiu (Chinese: 雷鸣球; born June 1942) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region. Lei was born in Qidong, Hunan Province. He entered aeronautic industry school in Zhuzhou in 1959. He joined the PLA in August 1962, and the Communist Party of China in June 1964. In 1971, he became an official at political department of PLA Guangzhou Military Region. He entered PLA political academy in 1980. In 1982, he was promoted to director of political department of army division. He became a vice political commissar of army corps in 1983, and political commissar of army corps in 1985. In January 1992, he was elevated to the director of political department of Guangzhou Military Region. In December 1994, he was