Gao Tianzheng (Chinese: 高天正; pinyin: Gāo Tiānzhèng; January 1931 – 26 January 2022) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as director of Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region from 1988 to 1990.
Gao Tianzheng | |
|---|---|
高天正 | |
| Director of Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region | |
| In office February 1988 – April 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Mingyuan |
| Succeeded by | Fang Zuqi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1931 Tong County, Hebei, China |
| Died | 26 January 2022 (aged 90–91) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1948–2003 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Guangzhou Military Region |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean War |
He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress.[1][2] He was a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2] He was a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]
Biography
editGao was born in Tong County, Hebei (now Tongzhou District of Beijing), in January 1931.[1][2]
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1948, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the following year.[1][2] He was present at the Pingjin campaign and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign during the Chinese Civil War.[1][2] After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, he took part in the Korean War.[1][2] He was appointed director of Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region in February 1988, and served until May 1990, when he was made deputy political commissar.[1][2] He retired in July 2003.[1][2]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1990.[1][2]
On 26 January 2022, he died of an illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 90.[1][2]