Zhou Xiaozhou (; born October 1956) is a

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

('' zhongjiang'') of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

(PLA). He was a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Zhou was born in Chao County (now Chaohu),

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

, in October 1956. He enlisted in the

(PLA) in 1973, and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in 1976. He graduated from the

PLA National Defence University The People's Liberation Army National Defence University () is a Beijing-based national military university administered by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and funded by the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest militar ...

. He was deputy chief of staff of the in 1998, deputy commander of the

27th Group Army The 27th Group Army was a military formation of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army and one of three active group armies belonging to the Beijing Military Region between 1949 and 2017. It was based in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. ...

in 2001, and deputy commander of the Beijing Garrison in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed commander of the 14th Group Army, he remained in that position until July 2012, when he was transferred to the

Chengdu Military Region The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area ...

and appointed chief of staff. In December 2014, he became deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and was appointed director of the Rehabilitation Office in January 2016.

Personal life

His father Zhou Yibing (1922–2017) was a

('' zhongjiang'') of the

(PLA) who served as commander of the

Beijing Military Region The Beijing Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. From the mid 1980s to 2017, it had administration of all military affairs within Beijing city, Tianjin city, Hebei province, Shanxi province, ...

between 1987 and 1990.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Xiaozhou 1956 births Living people People from Chaohu PLA National Defence University alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Anhui People's Republic of China politicians from Anhui Chinese Communist Party politicians from Anhui Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress