Zhang Gong (general)

Zhang Gong (Chinese: 张工; born July 1935) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Beijing Military Region from 1990 to 1992, political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region from 1992 to 1993, and political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science from 1993 to 2000.

For other people named Zhang Gong, see Zhang Gong.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Gong
张工
Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science
In office
December 1993 – June 2000
PresidentZhao Nanqi
Xu Huizi
Liu Jingsong
Wang Zuxun
Preceded byZhang Xusan
Succeeded byWen Zongren
Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region
In office
November 1992 – December 1993
CommanderLi Jiulong
Preceded byGu Shanqing
Succeeded byZhang Zhijian
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
In office
April 1990 – November 1992
CommanderWang Chengbin
Preceded byLiu Zhenhua
Succeeded byGu Shanqing
Personal details
BornJuly 1935 (age 88)
Guo County, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNorth China Military Region Military and Political Cadre School
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1951–2000
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张工
Traditional Chinese張工

He was a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 14th and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Zhang was born in Guo County (now Yuanping), Shanxi, in July 1935.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1961.[1] He served in the Beijing Military Region (formerly known as North China Military Region) since June 1952, becoming director of Political Department in June 1985 and political commissar in April 1990.[1] He was commissioned as political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region in November 1992, he remained in that position until December 1993, when he was transferred to the PLA Academy of Military Science and given the position of political commissar.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1990, and general (shangjiang) in March 1998.[1]

References
  1. 简历：全国政协委员张工(中国共产党). Sohu (in Chinese). 16 February 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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