Wen Zongren

Wen Zongren (Chinese: 温宗仁; November 1940 – 13 March 2008) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences from 2000 to 2005, and political commissar of the Lanzhou Military Region from 1996 to 2000. He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress and a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.
Wen Zongren
温宗仁
Political Commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences
In office
June 2000 – December 2005
Preceded byZhang Gong
Succeeded byLiu Yuan
Political Commissar of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office
January 1996 – June 2000
Preceded byCao Pengsheng
Succeeded byLiu Dongdong
Personal details
BornNovember 1940
Chao County, Anhui, China
Died13 March 2008(2008-03-13) (aged 67)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Tank School
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1959–2005
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese温宗仁
Traditional Chinese溫宗仁

Biography

Wen was born in the town of Zhonghan, Chao County (now Chaohu), Anhui, in November 1940.[2][3]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in February 1959, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1961.[2] He graduated from the PLA Tank School and PLA Military Academy. He served in the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. In August 1985, he became deputy party secretary of the 12th Group Army, rising to party secretary in June 1990. He also served as political commissar from August 1985 to October 1994. In October 1994, he was appointed director of the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region, he remained in that position until January 1996, when he was transferred to Lanzhou Military Region and appointed political commissar and party secretary.[2] He became political commissar and party secretary of the Academy of Military Sciences in June 2000, and served until December 2005.[2]

On 13 March 2008, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 67.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in January 1996, and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.[2]

References
  1. 中共第十六届中央委员、中纪委名单 [List of members of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]. chinaaffairs.org (in Chinese). 14 November 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. Zhang Jing (张静) (25 March 2008). 温宗仁同志逝世 [Wen Zongren passes away]. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. Wang Bigang (汪碧刚) (2 November 2006). 温宗仁上将回乡举办书法展 [General Wen Zongren returns home to hold a calligraphy exhibition]. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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