Zheng Weiping
Zheng Weiping | |
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郑卫平 | |
| Political Commissar of the Strategic Support Force | |
| Assumed office September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Fulian |
| Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command | |
| In office February 2016 – September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | He Ping |
| Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region | |
| In office October 2012 – January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Guoling |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Wanrong County, Shanxi |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  PLA Rocket Force PLA Strategic Support Force |
| Years of service | ?−present |
| Rank |  General |
Zheng Weiping (simplified Chinese: 郑卫平; traditional Chinese: 鄭衛平; pinyin: Zhèng Wèipíng; born 1955) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the current Political Commissar of the Strategic Support Force. He previously served as Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region (2012–2016) and Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command (2016–2017).
Biography
Zheng was born in Wanrong County, Shanxi province. He served at one point as secretary to General Li Jinai. In 2003 he began a stint overseeing political education at the National Defence University. In 2005 he became political commissar of the 41st Group Army. In 2007, he became the head of the political department of the Guangzhou Military Region.[1] In October 2012 he was appointed political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region. On 31 July 2015, Zheng was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service.[2]
In 2016 Zheng became the inaugural political commissar of the newly established Eastern Theater Command. In September 2017 he was appointed political commissar of the Strategic Support Force, replacing Genenral Liu Fulian. He Ping succeeded Zheng as the Eastern TC commissar.[3]
Zheng has been a member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.[4]
References
- ^ 广州军区政治部主任郑卫平中将要求云浮军分区推动学习实践活动向深度广度发展. 云浮日报. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "China promotes 10 officers to general". Xinhua. 2015-07-31.
- ^ 东部战区原政委郑卫平上将转岗战支部队 (in Chinese). Caixin. 2017-10-22.
- ^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2017.
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- People's Liberation Army generals from Shanxi
- People from Yuncheng
- Directors of the political department of the Guangzhou Military Region
- Political commissars of the Nanjing Military Region
- Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
- Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China