Niu Zhizhong
Niu Zhizhong | |
|---|---|
牛志忠 | |
| Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police | |
| In office July 2009 – July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Jianping |
| Succeeded by | Liu Zhenli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1955 (age 69) Leting County, Tangshan, Hebei, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Armed Police |
| Years of service | 1970–2016 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Niu Zhizhong (Chinese: 牛志忠; pinyin: Niǘ Zhìzhōng; born March 1955) a former officer in the People's Armed Police of China.[1][2][3][4] At the height of his career, he served as deputy commander of the People's Armed Police. He was an alternate member of the 18th CPC Central Committee. He was expelled from the Communist Party in 2016.[5]
Biography
[edit]Niu was born in Laoting County, Hebei in March 1955. He joined the People's Liberation Army in December 1970. He worked in the 38th Army for a long time. In 1996, he was transferred to the People's Armed Police. He then continued working in the People's Armed Police, holding positions as division commander of the 4th Division, chief commander of Tibet Armed Police Corps, and chief commander of Guangdong Armed Police Corps. In 2007 he became deputy chief of staff of the People's Armed Police, rising to chief of staff in 2009. In 2015 he was promoted to deputy commander of the People's Armed Police.[6]
Niu became an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. On October 27, 2016, Niu was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party at the 6th plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[7]
References
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- ^ 武警部队参谋长政治部主任易人：原参谋长牛志忠转任副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). 2015-07-10.
- ^ 武警原副司令牛志忠被开除党籍 落马系首次披露. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-10-28.