Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
XINHUA Online (China View)
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 10/24/2007
Career Data Updated: 2/18/2010
Chen Bingde 陈炳德
Member of the 17th CPC Central Committee, Member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission; Member of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, Chief of General Staff
Born: 1941
Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Nantong City
Biography Highlight
Chen Bingde, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1941 and holds the equivalent of a technical college degree. Chen joined the PLA in 1961 and the CPC in 1962.Recent Career Data
| 2007— | Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2005— | Member, Central Military Commission of the PRC | |
| 2004—2007 | Secretary, PLA, General Armaments Department CPC, Party Committee | |
| 2004—2007 | Director-General, PLA, General Armaments Department | |
| 2004—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission | |
| 2002— | General, PLA | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1999—2004 | Secretary, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region CPC, Party Committee Shandong Province, Jinan City |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 03/02/10 | Chen Bingde met with Nguyen Chi Vinh, deputy defense minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
| 01/07/10 | Chen Deming met with Turkish State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan. |
| 11/14/09 | Chen Bingde met with Kirgizbaev Bulat, vice chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan. |
| 08/20/09 | Chen Bingde met with U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army George Casey. |
| 08/17/09 | Chen Bingde met with Raymundo Cerqueira, commander of Land Operation of Brazilian Armed Forces. |
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