Sun Zhiqiang

Sun Zhiqiang a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress and a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Sun was born in Rushan County, Shandong, in 1944. In 1964, he was accepted to Central University of Finance and Economics, majoring in finance. After graduation in 1968, he became a sent-down youth in a farm.
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in April 1970, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1976. From 1972 to 1985, he served in the Logistics Department of Kunming Military District. In July 1985, he became deputy head of the Finance Division of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department, rising to head in November 1991. He was promoted to deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department, and served until December 2007.
He was promoted to the rank of major general in June 1991 and lieutenant general in July 2001.