Zheng He (general) explained

Office:Political Commissar of the PLA National Defense University
Term Start:August 2021
Predecessor:Wu Jieming
Office1:President of PLA National Defense University
Term Start1:June 2017
Term End1:August 2021
Predecessor1:Zhang Shibo
Successor1:Xu Xueqiang
Office2:President of PLA Academy of Military Science
Term Start2:January 2017
Term End2:July 2017
Predecessor2:Cai Yingting
Successor2:Yang Xuejun
Zheng He
Native Name:郑和
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Serviceyears:?–present
Rank: General
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Zhèng Hé

Zheng He (; born November 1958) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army who served as president of PLA National Defense University from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

Born in Shanghai, in November 1958, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He served in the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. His first assignment was as chief of staff of the 31st Group Army followed by service at Nanjing Military Region as deputy chief of staff.[2] He then received an assignment as director of Military Training Division of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department in 2013.[2] In July 2015 he transferred to the Chengdu Military Region as deputy commander.[3] He was then assigned to the newly founded Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission as director in January 2016. One year later, he was appointed president of PLA Academy of Military Science, replacing Cai Yingting. He became president of PLA National Defense University in June 2017, serving in the post until his retirement in 2021.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2009 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016.[4] On 31 July 2019, he was awarded the military rank of general (shangjiang) by Chairman Xi Jinping.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Yang Ting (Chinese: 杨婷). http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/19cpcnc/2017-10/24/c_1121848878.htm . zh:十九大受权发布:中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单 . xinhuanet.com . 24 October 2017 . 9 September 2021 . zh.
  2. News: Zhong Yuhao (Chinese: 钟煜豪). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1419670 . zh:原成都军区副司令员郑和少将任军委训练管理部部长 . thepaper . 1 February 2016 . 9 September 2021 . zh.
  3. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1355912 . zh:总参谋部军训部部长郑和少将升任成都军区副司令员 . thepaper . 24 July 2021 . 9 September 2021 . zh.
  4. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1629194 . zh:郑和中将晋升正战区级,曾任中央军委训练管理部部长 . thepaper . 28 February 2017 . 9 September 2021 . zh.
  5. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2019-07/31/c_1124821982.htm?baike . zh:中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺 . xinhuanet.com . 31 July 2019 . 9 September 2021 . zh.