General Cao Gangchuan, Han nationality, native of Wugang, Henan Province,
was born in December 1935. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July
1956 and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1954. He graduated from the
Military Engineering School of the Artillery Corps of the Soviet Union. He holds
the military rank of general.
He is now a 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 the PLA General Armament Department.
- 1954 - 1956 Student of Nanjing No. 3 Artillery Ordnance Technical School and
No.1 Ordnance Technical School; teacher of the No. 1 Ordnance Technical School
in 1956
- 1956 - 1957 Student of the PLA Dalian Russian-Language School
- 1957 - 1963 Student of Military Engineering School of the Artillery Corps of
the Soviet Union
- 1963 - 1969 Assistant of Ammunition Division of Ordnance Department of PLA
General Logistics Department
- 1969 - 1975 Assistant of Munitions Division of Military Equipment Department
of PLA General Logistics Department
- 1975 - 1982 Staff officer and deputy director of General Planning Division of
Military Equipment Department of PLA Headquarters of the General Staff
- 1982 - 1989 Deputy director of Military Equipment Department of PLA
Headquarters of the General Staff
- 1989 - 1990 Director of Military Affairs Department of PLA Headquarters of
the General Staff
- 1990 - 1992 Director of the Office of Military Trade of Central Military
Commission
- 1992 - 1996 Deputy chief of the general staff of PLA
- 1996 - 1998 Minister of Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for
National Defense
- 1998 - 1998 Director of PLA General Armament Department
- 1998 - 2002 Member of the CPC Central Military Commission; director and
secretary of Party committee of PLA General Armament Department
- 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
He, a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee, is now a member of the 16th
CPC Central Committee and member of the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central
Committee.
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