Niu Hongguang
牛红光
Deputy Chief Commander of the China Manned Space Program
In office
June 2009 – December 2014
Personal details
BornOctober 1951 (age 72)
Anqiu County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1968–2014
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese牛红光
Traditional Chinese牛紅光

Niu Hongguang (Chinese: 牛红光; born October 1951) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Biography

Niu was born in Anqiu County (now Anqiu), Shandong, in October 1951. He attended the Affiliated High School of Peking University and graduated from the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1968, serving in the Communication Regiment of the 20th Base (Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center) of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and eventually served as deputy commander. He rose to become deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department in June 2009, concurrently serving as deputy chief commander of the China Manned Space Program. He retired in December 2014.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1999 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2010.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 解放军总装备部参谋长 67届校友牛红光. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ↑ 牛红光. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ↑ Ma Haoliang (马浩亮) (29 September 2014). 港媒：张海阳等“40后”退出解放军正大军区岗位. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. ↑ 解放军总部高层新一轮人事调整 8将军职务变动. nfdaily.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. ↑ 中国新晋陞21名中将 多为专家学者型将领. zaobao.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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