Zhang was born and raised in Shen County (currently Shenzhou city), Hebei. In December 2001 he was promoted to become commander of the 26th Army, a position he held until July 2003. Then he was promoted again to become Deputy Chief of Staff of the North Sea Fleet.[2] In May 2010, he appointed the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Jinan Military Region.[3] In August 2014, he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.[4] In November 2014, he was transferred to judicial organs.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates ; S Committed suicide 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.
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