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Niu Hongguang
牛红光
Deputy Chief Commander of the China Manned Space Program

In office
June 2009 – December 2014
Personal details
Born October 1951 (age 73)
Anqiu County, Shandong, China
Political party Chinese Party $3
Alma mater Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Service/branch Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service 1968–2014
Rank PLALtGeneral r.svg Lieutenant general

Niu Hongguang (Chinese: 牛红光; born October 1951) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Biography[]

Niu was born in Anqiu County (now Anqiu), Shandong, in October 1951. He attended the Affiliated High School of Peking University and graduated from the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1968, serving in the Communication Regiment of the 20th Base (Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center) of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and eventually served as deputy commander. He rose to become deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department in June 2009, concurrently serving as deputy chief commander of the China Manned Space Program. He retired in December 2014.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1999 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2010.[4][5]

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