Tan Zheng

Tan Zheng
Tan Zheng
Director of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office
December 1956 – 1961
Preceded byLuo Ronghuan
Succeeded byLuo Ronghuan
Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection
of the Central Military Commission
In office
1956–1961
Preceded byLuo Ronghuan
Succeeded byLuo Ronghuan
Political Commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District
In office
July 1950 – June 1952
Preceded byYe Jianying
Succeeded byTao Zhu
Deputy Secretary of the Central Control Commission
In office
31 March 1955 – 27 September 1956
Serving with
four more Secretaries:
Personal details
Born
Tan Shiming

(1906-06-14)June 14, 1906
Xiangxiang County, Hunan, Qing China
DiedNovember 6, 1988(1988-11-06) (aged 82)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)Chen Qiukui
Wang Changde
Children4
Alma materChina Workers' and Peasants' Red Army University
Awards
Military service
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
 People's Republic of China
Branch/service
Years of service1927–1988
Rank Dajiang
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Zhèng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Shìmíng
Art name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǔ'ān

Tan Zheng (Chinese: 谭政; pinyin: Tán Zhèng; June 14, 1906 – November 6, 1988) was a Chinese general, Chinese Communist Party revolutionary leader and strategist. He was a major leader of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army.