Zheng Yuanlin

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]

Zheng Yuanlin
郑元林
Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
Assumed office
December 2018
CommanderDing Laihang
Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command Air Force
In office
January 2016  December 2018
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byVacant
Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force
In office
March 2013  January 2016
Preceded byZhao Pengmin
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force
In office
October 2012  March 2013
Preceded byDing Laihang
Succeeded byZhan Yongsheng
Personal details
BornApril 1962 (age 61)
Pingdu, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service1978–present
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsPLA Air Force
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Biography

Zheng was born in Pingdu, Shandong in April 1962.

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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