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
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/30/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Yang Guoliang 杨国梁
Commander of the PLA 2nd Artillery Force, General
Born: 1938
Birthplace: Hebei Province, Zunhua
Biography
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.
Career Data
| 1998— | General, PLA | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1993—1998 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 1992—1997 | Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1992— | Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force | |
| 1988—1993 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1987—1992 | Alternate Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1985—1992 | Deputy Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force | |
| 1982—1987 | Alternate Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1963 | Graduate, Beijing Aeronautics Institute Beijing Municipality | |
| 1963 | Joined, PLA | |
| 1961 | Joined, CPC |
