Cao Gangchuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wugang, Henan Province. He was born in 1935, joined the PLA in 1954, and joined the CPC in 1956. He holds the military rank of general.
Cao spent the early part of his career in the Military Affairs Department of the PLA. In 1996 he became minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. In the late 1990's he held Party and senior management positions in the PLA's General Armament Department.
Cao Gangchuan was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He served as State Councilor of the State Council and Minister of the Ministry of National Defense from 2003-2008.
2003—2008 |
Minister, Ministry of National Defense |
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2003—2008 |
State Councilor, State Council |
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2002—2007 |
Vice-Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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1998— |
General, PLA |
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1998— |
Secretary, PLA, General Armaments Department CPC, Party Committee |
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1998—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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1998— |
Director, PLA, General Armaments Department |
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1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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1996—1998 |
Minister, State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) |
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1993—1998 |
Lieutenant General, PLA |
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1992—1996 |
Deputy Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff |
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1990—1992 |
Director, Central Military Commission of the PRC, Office of Military Trade |
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1989—1990 |
Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Affairs Department |
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1988—1993 |
Major General, PLA |
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1982—1989 |
Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department |
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1975—1982 |
Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division |
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1975—1982 |
Staff Officer, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division |
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1969—1975 |
Assistant, PLA, General Logistics Department, Military Equipment Department, Munitions Division |
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1963—1969 |
Assistant, PLA, General Logistics Department, Ordinance Department, Ammunition Division |
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1957—1963 |
Student, (Military Engineering School, Artillery Corps of the Soviet Union) |
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1956—1957 |
Student, PLA Dalian Russian-Language School Liaoning Province, Dalian City |
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1956 |
Joined, CPC |
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1956—1956 |
Teacher, No. 1 Ordnance Technical School |
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1954 |
Joined, PLA |
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1954—1956 |
Student, No. 1 Ordnance Technical School |
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1954—1956 |
Student, No. 3 Artillery Ordnance Technical School Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City |
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