Liu Zheng Explained

Office1:Deputy Director of the PLA General Logistics Department
Term Start1:December 2012
Term End1:November 2014
Liu Zheng
Native Name:刘铮
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Yingkou, Liaoning, China
Alma Mater:PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering
Rank: Lieutenant general
Module:
Child:yes
S:刘铮
T:劉錚
P:Liú Zhēng

Liu Zheng (born August 1954) is a retired lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as Deputy Head of the PLA General Logistics Department. In November 2014 he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.[1]

Liu was a member of the 12th National People's Congress.[2]

Life and career

Liu was born and raised in Yingkou, Liaoning. He graduated from PLA Second Artillery Engineering University, majoring in electronics and communication engineering. After college, he was assigned to the PLA General Logistics Department (GLD). Liu obtained the rank of major general in July 2006. In December 2009 he was promoted to become Chief of Staff of the GLD, a position he held until December 2012, while he was promoted again to become Deputy Head of the GLD. He attained the rank of lieutenant-general in August 2014. On January 15, 2015, the People's Liberation Army announced that he has been under investigation since December 2014 for "suspected legal violations".[3] [4]

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: 代表:刘铮 . National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China . 2014 . zh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112210040/http://www.npc.gov.cn/delegate/viewDelegate.action?dbid=122805 . 2014-11-12 .
  3. News: China investigates senior military officials for graft amid crackdown . Reuters . 2015-01-15 .
  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.