Zhang Qinsheng (Chinese: 章沁生; pinyin: Zhāng Qìnshēng; born May 1948) is a retired general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, best known for his term as the First Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff.

In December 2009, he was appointed as the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, succeeding Ge Zhenfeng.

[3] It was said that in the lead up to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in the autumn of 2012, Zhang was vying for a seat on the Central Military Commission, but was not successful.

[4] He retired from his active posts in 2013, and was given a position as deputy chair of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, which effectively ended his military career.

[citation needed] Zhang was a member of 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.