Yang Guoliang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zunhua, Hebei province. He was born in 1938, graduated from the Beijing Aeronautical Institute and joined the CPC in 1961. Yang joined the PLA soonafter and held positions in the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. He served as commander of the PLA 2nd Artillery Force in 1992.
Yang Guoliang was a member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees.