Zhang Zheng

For the Chinese Olympic archer, see Zhang Zheng (archer). For the town in Yinchuan, see Zhangzheng.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Zheng
Native name	张峥
Born	September 1969 (age 54) Changxing County, Zhejiang, China
Allegiance	China
Service/branch	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Unit	91991 Army
Commands held	Captain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning (September 2012 - May 2016)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張崢
Simplified Chinese	张峥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zhēng

Zhang Zheng (Chinese: 张峥; born September 1969) is a People's Liberation Army Navy officer who served as captain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning from September 2012 to May 2016.

Zhang is a member of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Zhang was born into a military family in Changxing County, Zhejiang, in September 1969. His father is a former naval officer in the East Sea Fleet. He attended the First High School of Dinghai. In 1986, he was accepted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, majoring in automatic-control. After college, he was assigned to the Command of East Sea Fleet as an assistant engineer. In 1992, he entered Dalian Naval Academy, majoring in warship combat command, he earned a master's degree in 1995. After graduation, he worked in 91991 Army, and served various roles in there, including Staff officer, XO, and CO. He then studied at Joint Services Command and Staff College in the United Kingdom for two years. He returned to China in 2003 and was awarded the rank of commodore. In September 2012 he was appointed the Captain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, and held that position until May 2016, when he was promoted to Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy).