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Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Biography Revised: 3/18/2008
Career Data Updated: 4/8/2008
Biography
Liang Guanglie, male, Han nationality, is a native of Santai, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1940 and holds the equivalent of a technical college degree. Liang became a member of the CPC in 1958 and the following year joined the CPC.
Liang spent most of the 1970s with the Wuhan Military Area Command, serving as deputy section chief and deputy director of the combat department.
In 1982, he returned to school as a student at the Military College. The following year, he became deputy commander of the PLA's Army Corps. After studying at the National Defense University, Liang was promoted to major general.
An alternate member of the both the 13th and 14th CPC Central Committees, Liang was chief of staff at the Beijing Military Region and a standing member of the command's Party Committee. He then became the deputy commander-in-chief of the command region before leaving for the Shenyang Military Region in 1995. The same year, he was promoted to lieutenant general.
From 2002 to 2007, he served as chief of the general staff at the PLA. He is currently a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee a member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission, State Councilor of the State Council and Minister of the Ministry of National Defense.
Career Data
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 13 Nov 08 | Travelled to Bahrain, Manama and met with the following: • bin Hamad bin Al-Khalifa Salmin (Crown Prince of Bahrain)
• bin Sulman Al-Khalifa Sheikh Khalifa (Prime Minister of Bahrain) | |
| 09 Nov 08 | Travelled to United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and met with the following: • bin Zayed Al Nahayan Sheikh Khalifa (President of the United Arab Emirates) | |
| 05 Nov 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Dragan Sutanovac (Serbian Defense Minister) | |
| 22 Oct 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Freddy de Leon Padilla (Commander-in-chief of Columbia's Armed Forces) | |
| 20 Oct 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Mohamed Amiri Salimou (Chief of Staff of the Comoros Armed Forces) | |
| 16 Oct 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Hakan Syren (Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces) | |
| 16 Oct 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Pedrito S. Cadungog (Philippine Air Force Commander) | |
| 13 Oct 08 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Chuck Hagel (U.S. Senator) | |
| 12 Oct 08 | Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at the third Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee. | |
| 09 Oct 08 | Hu Jintao met with soldiers and officers at a ceremony to honor outstanding organizations and individuals for their contributions to the May 12 earthquake rescue and relief work. |
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