Tan Zheng

Tan Zheng
Tan Zheng
Director of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office December 1956 – 1961
Preceded by	Luo Ronghuan
Succeeded by	Luo Ronghuan
Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission
In office 1956–1961
Preceded by	Luo Ronghuan
Succeeded by	Luo Ronghuan
Political Commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District
In office July 1950 – June 1952
Preceded by	Ye Jianying
Succeeded by	Tao Zhu
Deputy Secretary of the Central Control Commission
In office 31 March 1955 – 27 September 1956 Serving with four more Secretaries: Liu Lantao (1955–1962) Wang Congwu (1955–1956) Qiang Ying (1955–1966) Liu Xiwu (1955–1966)
Personal details
Born	Tan Shiming (1906-06-14)June 14, 1906 Xiangxiang County, Hunan, Qing China
Died	November 6, 1988(1988-11-06) (aged 82) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Chen Qiukui Wang Changde
Children	4
Parent	Tan Runqu
Alma mater	China Workers' and Peasants' Red Army University
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal)
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party  People's Republic of China
Branch/service	National Revolutionary Army Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Eighth Route Army  People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1927–1988
Rank	Dajiang
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	譚政
Simplified Chinese	谭政
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tán Zhèng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	譚世銘
Simplified Chinese	谭世铭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tán Shìmíng
Art name
Traditional Chinese	舉安
Simplified Chinese	举安
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǔ'ān

Tan Zheng (Chinese: 谭政; pinyin: Tán Zhèng; June 14, 1906 – November 6, 1988) was a Chinese general, Communist Party revolutionary leader and strategist. He was a major leader of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army.