Huang Zuoxing (Chinese: 黄作兴; born October 1948) is a retired lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress.
Huang Zuoxing | |||||||
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黄作兴 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | |||||||
| In office May 2000 – August 2006 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Shi Youlai | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Jianjun | ||||||
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| Born | October 1948 (age 76) Wugong County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party PLA National Defence University | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1968–2011 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄作兴 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃作興 | ||||||
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Biography
editHuang was born in Wugong County, Shaanxi, in October 1948. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in March 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1969. He was assigned to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in 1968, and eventually becoming its political commissar in May 2000. In August 2006, he was promoted to become deputy political commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department, a position he held until December 2011.[1][2]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1997 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2007.
References
edit- ^ Ma Tao (马涛) (31 December 2009). 新一届解放军四总部领导人名单. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Zhu Pengying (朱鹏英) (31 December 2009). 刘胜任解放军总装备部副部长. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 September 2022.