Zhang Qinsheng, male, Han ñationality, is a native of Xiaoxi City, Shanxi province. He was born in 1948 and joined the PLA in 1968. He served successively as director of the military training department of the Beijing Military Region, and deputy director of the military training department of the General Staff Headquarters.
Zhang Qinsheng was promoted to the position of assistant chief of the General Staff in 2004. He was a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. He currently serves as 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, General Department of the PLA and in 2013 he becmae Deputy Director of the National Committee for Disaster Reduction.
2013— | Deputy Director, National Committee for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) | |
2010— | General, PLA | |
2009— | 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, PLA | |
2007—2009 | Commander, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City | |
2007—2012 | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
2006—2010 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
2006—2009 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff, PLA | |
2004—2006 | Assistant Chief of the General Staff, PLA | |
2003—2005 | Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Combat Department | |
1998—2002 | Director, University of National Defense, Military Campaign Teaching and Research Laboratory Hunan Province, Changsha City |