Zhang Gong (general)

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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
President	Zhao Nanqi Xu Huizi Liu Jingsong Wang Zuxun
Preceded by	Zhang Xusan
Succeeded by	Wen Zongren
Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region
In office November 1992 – December 1993
Commander	Li Jiulong
Preceded by	Gu Shanqing
Succeeded by	Zhang Zhijian
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
In office April 1990 – November 1992
Commander	Wang Chengbin
Preceded by	Liu Zhenhua
Succeeded by	Gu Shanqing
Personal details
Born	July 1935 (age 88) Guo County, Shanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	North 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 service	1951–2000
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张工
Traditional Chinese	張工
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Gōng

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.

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. 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.

Biography

Zhang was born in Guo County (now Yuanping), Shanxi, in July 1935. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1961. 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. 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.

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.