Zhang Hongbing

Zhang Hongbing (Chinese: 张红兵; born January 1966) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army from March 2017 to December 2019. Previously he served as Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army from 2014 to 2017.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Hongbing
张红兵
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police
Assumed office
January 2022
Preceded byAn Zhaoqing
Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
In office
December 2019 – January 2022
Preceded byLiao Keduo
Succeeded byTBA
Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army
In office
March 2017 – December 2019
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byVacant
Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army
In office
2014–2017
Preceded byXue Jun
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornJanuary 1966 (age 57)
Xianning, Hubei, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank General
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張紅兵
Simplified Chinese张红兵

Biography

Zhang was born in Xianning, Hubei. He was Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army in 2014, and held that office until 2017.[1] In March 2017 he was promoted to become the Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army, a position he held until December 2019.[2]

On December 10, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.[3] In December 2019, he was appointed political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force, replacing Liao Keduo. In January 2022, he was appointed Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police and was promoted to the rank of general (shangjiang).[4]

References
  1. 第20集团军人事再调整 张红兵接任政治部主任. Sohu (in Chinese). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. 第76集团军军政主官亮相：范承才任军长，张红兵任政委. thepaper (in Chinese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Song Guoqing (宋国庆); Li Xiaojing (李晓婧) (11 December 2019). 刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (21 January 2022). 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. news.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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