Zhang Yang (general)

Zhang Yang
张阳
Zhang Yang
Director-general of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission
In office November 2015 – August 2017
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Miao Hua
Director-general of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office October 2012 – November 2015
Preceded by	Li Jinai
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office September 2007 – October 2012
Preceded by	Yang Deqing
Succeeded by	Wei Liang
Personal details
Born	August 1951 Wuqiang County, Hebei, China
Died	November 23, 2017(2017-11-23) (aged 66) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1968–2017
Rank	General (stripped in 2018)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张阳
Traditional Chinese	張陽
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Yáng

Zhang Yang (Chinese: 张阳; pinyin: Zhāng Yáng; August 1951 – November 23, 2017) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Director of the Political Work Department. He was previously political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region.^[1] He committed suicide in November 2017 when under disciplinary investigation.