Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 3/8/2004
Career Data Updated: 1/19/2007
Lei Mingqiu 雷鸣球
Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region, Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee
Born: 1942
Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Qidong City
Biography Highlight
Lei Mingqiu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Qidong, Hunan province. He was born in 1942, joined the PLA in 1962, and joined the CPC in 1964. He was conferred to the rank of major general in 1988 and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1994. Lei served as a member of the 13th-16th CPC Central Committees.Recent Career Data
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2000— | Political Commissar, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1994— | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 1994—1999 | Secretary, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region CPC, Party Committee, Commission for Discipline Inspection Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City | |
| 1994—2000 | Deputy Political Commissar, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City | |
| 1992—1997 | Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1992—1994 | Director, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region, Political Department Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City | |
| 1988—1994 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1987—1992 | Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
