Li Xinliang (; born November 1936) is a

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

('' shangjiang'') of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

(PLA). He was a member of the 13th and

15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1997 to 2002. The 14th Central Committee preceded it. It was followed by the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This was the first Central Committee ...

. He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the

9th National People's Congress The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress. Background This was the f ...

and a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.

Biography

Li was born in Laiyang County (now Laiyang),

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

, in November 1936. He enlisted in the

(PLA) in August 1953, and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in October 1956. After graduating from the PLA Nanjing Engineering School in 1956, he was assigned to the 41st Group Army, where he was promoted to a division commander in 1980. He was commander of Guangxi Military District in May 1983, and held that office until February 1988, when he was appointed deputy commander of Guangzhou Military Region. In December 1993, he was made political commissar of

Shenyang Military Region The Shenyang Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It has command and control of military and armed police forces in the three northeast provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning, whic ...

, and served until September 1995, when he was commissioned as commander. In December 1997, he became commander of

Beijing Military Region The Beijing Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. From the mid-1980s to 2017, it had administration of all military affairs within Beijing city, Tianjin city, Hebei province, Shanxi province, ...

, serving in the post until January 2003. In March 2013, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in 1988,

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...

('' zhongjiang'') in 1993 and

('' shangjiang'') in 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Xinliang 1936 births Living people People from Laiyang Commanders of the Shenyang Military Region Commanders of the Beijing Military Region People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese military personnel of the Sino-Vietnamese War