Sun Jianguo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wuqiao City, Heibei Province. He was born in 1952, entered the work force and joined the PLA in 1968. He graduated from Navy Submarine Institute of Chinese People’s Liberation Army. He was the coxswain of Changzheng-3 nuclear submarine. He was an alternate member of 17th CPC Central Committee and a current member of the 18th CPC Central Committee.
In 2011 he was promoted to admiral of the PLA Navy. From 2009 to 2016, he served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, PLA. In 2016 he became Deputy Chief of the Central Military Commission Joint Staff Department.