Liu Zheng (born August 1954) is a retired lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as Deputy Head of the PLA General Logistics Department. In November 2014 he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.[1]

Liu Zheng
刘铮
Deputy Director of the PLA General Logistics Department
In office
December 2012 – November 2014
Preceded byDing Jiye [zh]
Succeeded byZhou Songhe [zh]
Personal details
BornAugust 1954 (age 70)
Yingkou, Liaoning, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Rocket Force University of Engineering
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉錚
Simplified Chinese刘铮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Zhēng

Liu was a member of the 12th National People's Congress.[2]

Life and career

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Liu was born and raised in Yingkou, Liaoning. He graduated from PLA Second Artillery Engineering University, majoring in electronics and communication engineering. After college, he was assigned to the PLA General Logistics Department (GLD). Liu obtained the rank of major general in July 2006. In December 2009 he was promoted to become Chief of Staff of the GLD, a position he held until December 2012, while he was promoted again to become Deputy Head of the GLD. He attained the rank of lieutenant-general in August 2014. On January 15, 2015, the People's Liberation Army announced that he has been under investigation since December 2014 for "suspected legal violations".[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "PLA officers placed under investigation". mod.gov.cn. 2015-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. ^ "代表:刘铮". National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12.
  3. ^ "China investigates senior military officials for graft amid crackdown". Reuters. 2015-01-15.
  4. ^ "中国军方公布16名军级以上领导干部重大贪腐案件" (in Chinese). Chinanews. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ding Jiye
Deputy Director of the PLA General Logistics Department
2012–2014
Succeeded by
Zhou Songhe