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| Profile: Cao Gangchuan, vice-chairman of Central Military Commission of China |
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The following is the biographical sketch of Cao Gangchuan, who was just elected vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China:
Cao Gangchuan
Male, born in 1935, of Han nationality, native of Wugang, Henan Province.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July 1956 and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1954; graduated from the Military Engineering School of the Artillery Corps of the Soviet Union; holds the military rank of general.
Student of the PLA No. 3 Artillery Ordnance Technical School, student and then teacher of No.1 Ordnance Technical School in 1954-1956; student of the PLA Dalian Russian-Language School in 1956-1957; student of Military Engineering School of the Artillery Corps of the Soviet Union in 1957-1963.
Assistant of Ammunition Division of Ordnance Department of PLA General Logistics Department in 1963-1969; assistant of Munitions Division of Military Equipment Department of PLA General Logistics Department in 1969-1975; staff officer and deputy director of General Planning Division of Military Equipment Department of PLA Headquarters of the General Staff in 1975-1982.
Deputy director of Military Equipment Department of PLA Headquarters of the General Staff in 1982-1989; director of Military Affairs Department of PLA Headquarters of the General Staff in 1989-1990; director of the Office of Military Trade of Central Military Commission in 1990-1992.
Deputy chief of the general staff of PLA in 1992-1996; minister of Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense in 1996-1998; director of PLA General Armament Department in 1998-1998. Member of the CPC Central Military Commission; director and secretary of Party committee of PLA General Armament Department in 1998-2002.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission; director and secretary of Party committee of PLA General Armament Department since 2002.
Member of the 15th, 16th CPC Central Committee; member of the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central Committee; augmented as the CPC Central Military Commission at the 3rd Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee; appointed member of the Central Military Commission at the 5th session of the 9th National People's Congress.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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