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Zhao Keming
赵可铭
Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University

In office
July 2001 – September 2007
Preceded by Wang Maorun
Succeeded by Tong Shiping
Personal details
Born October 1942 (age 82)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Political party Chinese Party $3
Alma mater Shantou Education College
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 1961–2007
Rank PLAGeneral r.svg General

Zhao Keming (Chinese: 赵可铭; born ) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress..

Biography[]

Zhao was born in Wuhan, Hubei, in October 1942. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1961, and joined the Chinese Party $3 (CCP) in the following year. He became a reporter of the People's Liberation Army Daily in 1980, and was despatched to the Guangzhou Military Region in August 1985. He served as deputy head and then head of the Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department in May 1988. He was appointed political commissar of the 47th Group Army in February 1995. In January 1996, he became deputy political commissar of the PLA National Defence University, rising to political commissar in July 2001. In March 2008, he took office as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1998, and general (shangjiang) in 2004.[2]

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Wang Maorun
Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University
2001–2007
Succeeded by
Tong Shiping
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