Liang Guanglie, male, 61, Han nationality, a native of Santai, Sichuan Province, was born in December 1940. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1959 and joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1958. He graduated from Henan University where he had completed a political theory correspondence education program. He is a graduate of in- service junior college and is an army general.

He is now member of the Central Military Commission, commander of the Nanjing Military Area Command and deputy secretary of its Party Committee.

1958-1960 Soldier and squad leader of the engineer company, Second Regiment, First Division, First Ground Force Army

1960-1963 Deputy commander, commander of the engineer company and quartermaster of the special agent company, Second Regiment, First Division, First Ground Force Army

1963-1963 Staff officer of the operation and training branch, Headquarters of the Second Regiment, First Division, First Ground Force Army

1963-1964 Student of Xinyang PLA Infantry School

1964-1966 Staff officer of the operation and training Branch, Headquarters of the Second Regiment, First Division, First Ground Force Army

1966-1966 Staff officer of the engineer branch, Headquarters of the First Division, First Ground Force Army

1966-1970 Staff officer of the Operation and Training Branch of the Headquarters of the First Division of the First Army of the Ground Force

1970-1971 Staff officer, Operational Department, Wuhan Military Command Headquarters

1971-1974 Deputy chief of the first section, Operational Department, Wuhan Military Area Command Headquarters

1974-1979 Deputy head, Operational Department, Wuhan Military Area Command Headquarters

1979-1981 Deputy commander, 58th Division, 20th Ground Force Army

1981-1983 Commander, 58th Division, 20th Ground Force Army ( Studied at a short-term course of the PLA Military Academy from Mar. 1982 to Jan. 1983

1983-1985 Deputy commander, 20th Ground Force Army

1985-1990 Commander, 20th Group Army of the PLA Ground Force (Studied at Continued Education Department, University of National Defense from Aug. 1987 to Dec. 1987 (Completed a political theory correspondence education program of Henan University between Feb. 1984 and July 1986)

1990-1993 Commander, 54th Group Army of the PLA Ground Force

1993-1995 Chief of staff, Beijing Military Area Command

1995-1997 Deputy commander, Beijing Military Area Command

1997-1999 Commander, Shenyang Military Area Command

1999-2002 Commander and deputy Party committee secretary, Nanjing Military Area Command

2002- Member of the Central Military Commission, commander and deputy Party committee secretary of Nanjing Military Area Command

He was an alternate member of the 13th and 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He is a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.