Cheng Zihua

Cheng Zihua
程子华
Cheng Zihua
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
12 September 1980  10 April 1988
ChairmanDeng Xiaoping
Deng Yingchao
Minister of Civil Affairs
In office
5 March 1978  4 May 1982
PremierHua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byCui Naifu
Minister of Commerce
In office
11 September 1958  18 February 1960
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byChen Yun
Succeeded byYao Yilin
Party Secretary of Shanxi
In office
August 1949  February 1951
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byLai Ruoyu
Governor of Shanxi
In office
August 1949  February 1951
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPei Lisheng
Personal details
Born(1905-06-20)20 June 1905
Xiezhou, Shanxi, Qing Empire
Died30 March 1991(1991-03-30) (aged 85)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseZhang Hui
Children2
Alma materRepublic of China Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1926–1950
RankArmy group commander (Equivalent to Senior general)
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéng Zǐhuá

Cheng Zihua (Chinese: 程子华; June 20, 1905 – March 30, 1991) was a People's Republic of China politician and military general. He was born in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province. He was the 1st Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and governor of his home province. He was a delegate to the 3rd (1964-1975), 4th (1975-1978) and 5th (1978-1983) National People's Congress. Cheng was an important part of the Third Front campaign to develop basic and national defense industry in China's interior.