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
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/30/2003
Career Data Updated: 4/18/2006
Yang Guoping 杨国屏
General
Born: 1934
Birthplace: Hubei Province, Zhongxiang County
Biography Highlight
Yang Guoping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhongxiang, Hubei province. He was born in 1934, joined the PLA in 1950 and joined the CPC in 1956. Yang held posts in the Military Operation Department of the Shenyang Military Region throughout the 1980s. Subsequently, he held posts in the Jinan Military Region and, in 1996, he became commander of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force. Yang was the first armed police officer to win the promotion to general.Recent Career Data
| 1998— | General, PLA | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1993—1998 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 1992—1997 | Delegate, 14th CPC, National Congress | |
| 1988—1993 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1983 | Graduate, Military Academy of the Chinese PLA | |
| 1956 | Joined, CPC | |
| 1951 | Soldier, Korean War | |
| 1950 | Joined, PLA |
