Fang Wenping Explained

Office1:Commander of Shanxi Military District
Term Start1:December 2005
Term End1:September 2010
Predecessor1:Zheng Chuanfu
Successor1:Liu Yunhai
Fang Wenping
Native Name:方文平
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Rank: Major general

Fang Wenping (; born October 1950) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Fang obtained the rank of major general in 2002. He was investigated by the PLA's anti-graft agency in March 2014.[1] Previously he served as Commander of Shanxi Military District and a Standing Committee of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee.

Life and career

Fang was born and raised in Beijing, capital of China.[2] He began his political career in February 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1970.[2] He served in various posts in the 27th Army and over a period of six years worked his way up to the position of Head of the Rear-service Department.[2] In 2000, he was appointed Chief of Staff of Hebei Military District, he remained in that position until 2005, when he was transferred to Shanxi and appointed Commander of Shanxi Military District, a year later, he concurrently served as a Standing Committee of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee.[2] [3] In March 2014, he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.[4] In May 2014, he was transferred to judicial organs.

Notes and References

  1. News: PLA officers placed under investigation . mod.gov.cn . 2015-01-16 . 2015-01-18 . 2018-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027015406/http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2015-01/16/content_4565125.htm . dead .
  2. News: Lu Mengjun . 山西省军区原司令员方文平落马,涉晋"老虎"再添一人 . thepaper.cn . 2015-01-15. zh.
  3. News: 中央军委免去山西军区司令方文平 刘云海接任 . Tencent . 2010-09-15 . zh .
  4. Web site: 中国军方公布16名军级以上领导干部重大贪腐案件 . 2015-01-15. Chinanews . zh.