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Zheng Jiagai

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Zheng Jiagai
郑家概
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police Force
In office
September 2017 – April 2020
Preceded byQin Tian
Succeeded byWang Chunning
Chief of Staff of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force
In office
January 2017 – September 2017
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded by?
Personal details
BornApril 1962
Shimen County, Hunan, China
Died19 April 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 61–62)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing Army Command Academy
PLA National Defense University
Frunze Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/servicePeople's Armed Police Force
Years of service1979–2024
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Jiāgài

Zheng Jiagai (Chinese: 郑家概; April 1962 – 19 April 2024) was a lieutenant general in the People's Armed Police Force of China who served as chief of staff. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2011 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in September 2017.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Zheng was born in the town of Moshi, Shimen County, Hunan, in April 1962.[1][3] He was a descendant of Zheng Dongguo, a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, who took part in the Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition, and one of the earliest Kuomintang generals to engage in the Second Sino-Japanese War.[3] He graduated from Nanjing Army Command Academy, PLA National Defense University, and Frunze Military Academy.[3]

Zheng enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in November 1979, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1984.[1][3] He served in the 2nd Company of the 173rd Regiment of the 58th Division of the 20th Army Group in Xiangcheng County, Henan.[3]

In May 2010, he became deputy commander and chief of staff of the 20th Group Army.[1][2][3] He was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Jinan Military Region in April 2015, a position he held until January 2017, when he was commissioned as chief of staff of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force.[1][2][3] He was elevated to chief of staff of the People's Armed Police Force in September 2017.[1][3][4]

Zheng died in Beijing on 19 April 2024.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 武警部队晋升3中将9少将,五大军种新添19名中将. qq.com (in Chinese). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Wang Jun (王俊) (8 April 2015). 第20集团军副军长郑家概升任济南军区副参谋长,晋级正军职. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 26个月来,武警部队已三换参谋长. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ Liu Wei (刘威) (24 September 2017). 郑家概履新武警部队参谋长,接替秦天. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ Lin Lingjin (林铃锦) (22 April 2024). 武警部队中将副司令员郑家概逝世,享年63岁. guancha.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ 武警部队中将副司令员郑家概逝世,享年63岁. thepaper (in Chinese). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
Military offices
New title Chief of Staff of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force
2017
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police Force
2017–2020
Succeeded by