Zhang Zhifen Explained

Office1:Commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Term Start1:July 2016
Predecessor1:Shang Hong
Zhang Zhifen
Native Name:张志芬
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Shaodong, Hunan, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:?–present
Rank: Major general
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Zhāng Zhìfén

Zhang Zhifen (; born 1966) is a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) currently serving as commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.[1] [2] He is an alternate member of 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]

Biography

Zhang was born in Shaodong, Hunan, in 1966.[4]

He once served as chief of staff of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. In July 2016, he was appointed commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, succeeding Shang Hong.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Steven Lee Myers . Kenneth Chang . China Launches 3 Astronauts Toward New Space Station . 28 November 2021 . . 17 June 2021.
  2. News: Is China challenging the West to a new space race? . rfi.fr . 17 June 2021 . 28 November 2021.
  3. News: https://www.sohu.com/a/293646552_120053204 . zh:【天下邵东人】三位少将:张志芬、黄桃益、王华飞 . Sohu . 7 February 2019 . 28 November 2021 . zh.
  4. News: https://www.163.com/dy/article/FJPKIFME0534BDGD.html . zh:无湘不成军,湖南邵阳现役这8名将军,你认识吗? . 163.com . 12 August 2020 . 28 November 2021 . zh.
  5. News: Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). http://news.sohu.com/20160725/n460795966.shtml . zh:张志芬少将任酒泉卫星发射中心主任 . Sohu . 25 July 2016 . 28 November 2021 . zh.