Zhang Yang (general)

Zhang Yang
Zhang Yang
张阳
	Zhang Yang
Director-general of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission
	In office; November 2015 – August 2017
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Miao Hua
Director-general of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
	In office; October 2012 – November 2015
Preceded by	Li Jinai
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region
	In office; September 2007 – October 2012
Preceded by	Yang Deqing
Succeeded by	Wei Liang
Personal details
Born	August 1951; Wuqiang County, Hebei, China
Died	November 23, 2017 (aged 66); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1968–2017
Rank	General (stripped in 2018)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张阳
Traditional Chinese	張陽
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Yáng

Zhang Yang (Chinese: 张阳; pinyin: Zhāng Yáng; August 1951 – November 23, 2017) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Director of the Political Work Department. He was previously political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region.^[1] He committed suicide in November 2017 when under disciplinary investigation.

Biography

Zhang was born in Wuqiang County, Hebei Province. He graduated from the basic department of PLA National Defense University, and also studied at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, majoring in administrative management. He was the director of the political department and a standing committee member of the CCP committee of the Guangzhou Military Region. From September 2007 to December 2015, he was political commissar and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the Guangzhou Military Region. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in July 2006 and general in July 2010.^[2]

Zhang was a member of the 17th and 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a deputy to the 10th National People's Congress.^{[citation needed]}

Zhang Yang was under investigation by the Central Military Commission on August 28, 2017, for discipline violations and bribery.^[3]^[4]^[5] He is believed to have committed suicide at his home on November 23, 2017, making him the most senior military figure to have done so during the ongoing graft investigations among PLA personnel.^[6]^[7] On October 16, 2018, Zhang Yang was posthumously stripped of his rank and expelled from the CCP.^[8]

References

^ "Biography of Zhang Yang". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ "兰州军区司令员王国生等11人晋升上将" (in Chinese). Sina.com.cn. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ "中央軍委委員房峰輝張陽落馬". Singtao Daily. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
^ "张阳自杀身亡". Xinhuanet. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "张阳畏罪自杀"一了百了"？死后也能开除党籍". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "Chinese official commits suicide after authorities launch probe: Xinhua". Reuters. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "Disgraced Chinese general hangs himself in Beijing home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "中共中央决定开除张阳党籍依纪依法追缴涉案财物-新华网". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16.

Military offices
Preceded by Tang Zhaochuan	Director of the Political Department of the 42nd Group Army 2000–2002	Succeeded by Liu Changyin [zh]
Preceded by Deng Hanmin [zh]	Political Commissar of the 42nd Group Army 2002–2005	Succeeded by Yue Shixin [zh]
Preceded by Yang Deqing	Director of the Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region 2004–2007	Succeeded by Zheng Weiping
Preceded by Yang Deqing	Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region 2007–2012	Succeeded by Wei Liang
Preceded by Li Jinai	Director-general of People's Liberation Army General Political Department 2012–2015	Succeeded by Position revoked
New title	Director-general of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission 2015–2017	Succeeded by Miao Hua

[1] "Biography of Zhang Yang". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[2] "兰州军区司令员王国生等11人晋升上将" (in Chinese). Sina.com.cn. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[3] "中央軍委委員房峰輝張陽落馬". Singtao Daily. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.

[4] "张阳自杀身亡". Xinhuanet. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[5] "张阳畏罪自杀"一了百了"？死后也能开除党籍". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[6] "Chinese official commits suicide after authorities launch probe: Xinhua". Reuters. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[7] "Disgraced Chinese general hangs himself in Beijing home". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[8] "中共中央决定开除张阳党籍依纪依法追缴涉案财物-新华网". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16.

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v t e Officers of the Guangzhou Military Region
Commanders	Lin Biao Ye Jianying Huang Yongsheng Li Tianyou Ding Sheng Xu Shiyou Wu Kehua [zh] You Taizhong Zhang Wannian Liu Cunzhi Zhu Dunfa Li Xilin Tao Bojun Liu Zhenwu Zhang Qinsheng Xu Fenlin
Political Commissars	Luo Ronghuan Deng Zihui Tan Zheng Tao Zhu Liu Xingyuan Wei Guoqing Zhao Ziyang Kong Shiquan [zh] Wei Zuzhen [zh] Ren Sizhong [zh] Hua Guofeng Zhang Pinghua Xiang Zhonghua [zh] Xi Zhongxun Wang Meng [zh] Zhang Zhongxian Shi Yuxiao Liu Shutian Yang Deqing Zhang Yang Wei Liang
Chiefs of Staff	Xiao Ke Zhao Erlu Huang Yongsheng Han Xianchu Wen Yucheng [zh] Tao Hanzhang [zh] Wu Chunren [zh] Yan Zhongchuan [zh] Sun Ganqing Zhou Deli [zh] Zhu Ying Liu Cunzhi Li Xilin Chen Xianhua Tao Bojun Gong Gucheng Song Wenhan Ye Aiqun [zh] Gao Chunxiang [zh] Fang Fenghui Xu Fenlin Jia Xiaowei [zh] Liu Xiaowu [zh]