Du Jincai

Du Jincai
杜金才
Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission
In office
November 2012 – January 2017
CMC Chairman
CCDI Secretary
Xi Jinping
Wang Qishan
Preceded byTong Shiping
Succeeded byZhang Shengmin
Personal details
BornOctober 1952 (age 71)
Jing County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materXinjiang University
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1969–2017
Rank General

Du Jincai (Chinese: 杜金才; pinyin: Dù Jīncái; born October 1952) is a retired general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army who served as Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission. He was also Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), and a member of the CCDI Standing Committee.

Biography

Du was born in Jing County, Hebei. He joined the military in 1970. He later served as the deputy director of the Political Department of the Xinjiang Military Region, then promoted to the same position in the Lanzhou Military Region (one level higher). In July 2005 he became the political commissar of the 21st Group Army (under the Beijing Military Region) of the PLA. In December 2006, he became the head of the Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region, and a year later was named assistant to the chief of the Political Work Department. In December 2009, was he further promoted to deputy director of the General Political Department.[1] He was awarded the rank of General in July 2012.[2]

Du earned a series of promotions at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, becoming the head of discipline inspection in the military, overseeing the army's anti-corruption efforts, and concurrently the Deputy Secretary of the CCDI.

Du was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

  1. ^ 杜金才中将升任解放军总政治部副主任. sina (in Chinese). June 4, 2012.
  2. ^ 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式. mod.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
Military offices
Preceded by Political Commissar of the 21st Group Army
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Hu Yongzhu [zh]
Director of the Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region
2006–2007
Succeeded by
New title Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Military Commission
2012–2016
Succeeded by
Position revoked
Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party
2012–2016