Zheng Yuanlin
Zheng Yuanlin | |||||||
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郑元林 | |||||||
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |||||||
| Assumed office December 2018 | |||||||
| Commander | Ding Laihang | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command Air Force | |||||||
| In office January 2016 – December 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force | |||||||
| In office March 2013 – January 2016 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Pengmin | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force | |||||||
| In office October 2012 – March 2013 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Ding Laihang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhan Yongsheng | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 1962 (age 62) Pingdu, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1978–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Commands | PLA Air Force | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭元林 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑元林 | ||||||
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Zheng Yuanlin (Chinese: 郑元林; born April 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) since December 2018.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019.[2]
Biography
[edit]Zheng was born in Pingdu, Shandong in April 1962.[citation needed]
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. In January 2010 he was promoted to become Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In October 2012 he was promoted again to become Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force, he remained in that position until March 2013, when he was transferred to Guangzhou and appointed Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In January 2016, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the newly founded Southern Theater Command Air Force. He rose to become Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) in December 2018.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (17 January 2019). 解放军空军总部迎来一名副司令员：南空参谋长郑元林升任. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Peng Qihang (彭启航) (13 December 2019). 空军举行晋升将官军衔仪式，5人晋升中将38人晋升少将. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.