Yang Deqing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Deqing (Chinese: 杨德清; born September 1942) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.

Yang Deqing
杨德清
Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office 2003–2007
Preceded by	Liu Shutian
Succeeded by	Zhang Yang
Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Zhang Zhijian
Succeeded by	Liu Shutian
Personal details
Born	September 1942 (age 81) Yingcheng County, Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Political College
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1963–2007
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	杨德清
Traditional Chinese	楊德清
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Déqīng

Biography

Yang was born in Yingcheng County (now Yingcheng), Hubei, in September 1942. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1963, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1964. From February 1974 to March 1977, he was a secretary of the Secretariat of the Political Department of Wuhan Military District. Then he was assigned to the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. In August 1985, he was promoted to become director of the Political Department of the 42nd Group Army, a position he held until October 1989, when he was appointed director of the Political Department of PLA Academy of Military Economics. He was political commissar of PLA Academy of Military Economics in June 1990, but having held the position for only a year and a half. He was appointed director of the Political Division of People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department, in December 1991, becoming deputy political commissar and secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission in December 1994. In May 1999, he was commissioned as political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region, he remained in that position until 2003, when he was transferred to Guangzhou Military Region and chosen as political commissar.^[1][2][3][4] In March 2008, he took office as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1990, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1996, and general (shangjiang) in June 2004.^[5]

References

1. "PLA names political head". South China Morning Post. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. "New Political Commissar for PLA HK Garrison Named". china.org.cn. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
3. Wang Shousong (王寿松) (30 October 2005). 杨德清会见玻利维亚客人. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. . Sohu (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
5. 杨德清上将在汉会晤白俄罗斯国防部长. Sohu (in Chinese). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Zhang Xiangge	Political Commissar of the PLA Army Service Academy 1990–1991	Succeeded by Zhang Zhengyi
Preceded by Wang Yongsheng	Director of the Political Division of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department 1991–1994	Succeeded by Jia Runxing [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Zhijian	Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region 1999–2003	Succeeded by Liu Shutian
Preceded by Liu Shutian	Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region 2003–2007	Succeeded by Zhang Yang