Zheng Weiping
| Zheng Weiping | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 郑卫平 |
| Born |
1955 (age 60–61) Wanrong County, Shanxi, China |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army |
| Rank |
 General |
| Commands held |
Commissar, Nanjing Military Region (2012-2016) Commissar, Eastern Theater Command (2016-) |
Zheng Weiping (Chinese: 郑卫平; pinyin: Zhèng Wèipíng; born 1955) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the current Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command. Between 2012 and 2016 he was Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region.
Zheng was born in Wanrong County, Shanxi province. He served at one point as secretary to General Li Jinai. In 2003 he began a stint overseeing political education at the National Defence University. In 2005 he became political commissar of the 41st Group Army. In 2007, he became the head of the political department of the Guangzhou Military Region.[1] In October 2012 he was promoted to political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region. On 31 July 2015, Zheng was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service.[2]
Zheng is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
References
- ↑ "广州军区政治部主任郑卫平中将要求云浮军分区推动学习实践活动向深度广度发展". 云浮日报. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ "China promotes 10 officers to general". Xinhua. 2015-07-31.
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