Zheng Yuanlin | |||||||
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郑元林 | |||||||
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |||||||
| Assumed office December 2018 | |||||||
| Commander | Ding Laihang | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command Air Force | |||||||
| In office January 2016 – December 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Vacant | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force | |||||||
| In office March 2013 – January 2016 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Pengmin | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force | |||||||
| In office October 2012 – March 2013 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Ding Laihang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhan Yongsheng | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 1962 (age 62) Pingdu, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1978–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Commands | PLA Air Force | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭元林 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑元林 | ||||||
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.