| Cao Gangchuan Former Minister of National Defense |
| 1982—1989 | Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department | |
| 1975—1982 | Staff Officer, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division | |
| 1975—1982 | Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division | |
| Li Andong Alternate Member of the 17th CPC Central Committee; ; Deputy-Director of the PLA General Armaments Department |
| 1993—1998 | Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department | |
| 1992—1993 | Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division | |
| 1988—1992 | Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, General Planning Division | |
| 1987—1988 | Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Military Equipment Department, Aviation-Specific Equipment Division | |
