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Zheng Yuanlin
Zheng Yuanlin
郑元林
Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
	Incumbent
	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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhèng Yuánlín

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]

Biography

Zheng was born in Pingdu, Shandong in April 1962.^{[citation needed]}

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. In January 2010 he was promoted to become Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In October 2012 he was promoted again to become Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force, he remained in that position until March 2013, when he was transferred to Guangzhou and appointed Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In January 2016, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the newly founded Southern Theater Command Air Force. He rose to become Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) in December 2018.^{[citation needed]}

^ 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Ding Laihang	Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force 2012–2013	Succeeded by Zhan Yongsheng (战永胜)
Preceded by Zhao Pengmin (赵鹏敏)	Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force 2013–2016	Succeeded by Position abolished
New title	Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command Air Force 2016–2018	Succeeded by Vacant