Chen Guoling

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Guoling (Chinese: 陈国令; pinyin: Chén Guólìng; born June 1947) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region.

Chen Guoling
陈国令
Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region
In office July 2007 – November 2012
Preceded by	Lei Mingqiu
Succeeded by	Zheng Weiping
Personal details
Born	June 1947 (age 77) Zhuanghe, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1968–2012
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈国令
Traditional Chinese	陳國令
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chen Guoling

Biography

Chen was born in Zhuanghe, Liaoning, and joined the PLA in 1968. He was promoted to the position of political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region in 2007. He attained his present rank of lieutenant general in July 2006. He is an influential theoretician in the PLA. He has published article in the PLA Daily, supporting the study and practice of the Three Represents concept in the military. He was promoted to General on 19 July 2010. He was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

Sources

• (in Chinese) Biography of Chen Guoling, Phoenix Television, 2007-07-05.