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Biography Highlight

Fan Changlong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Donggang, Liaoning province. He was born in 1947, and joined the PLA and the CPC in 1969. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1995, and lieutenant general in 2002. Fan served successively as a platoon leader, political instructor, battalion commander, and deputy regimental commander in the PLA. Fan was educated at the Beijing Military Academy and the Xuanhua Artillery Academy. He served as chief of staff of the 16th Group Army until 2000. In the same year he was promoted to chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region and in 2004 he became Commander of the Jinan Military Region.

Recent Career Data

2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2004—	Commander, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region
2002—2007	Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—	Lieutenant General, PLA
2000—2004	Chief of Staff, PLA, Regions, Shenyang Military Region Liaoning Province, Shenyang City
1995—2002	Major General, PLA
1985—2000	Division Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, 16th Group Army
1985—2000	Division Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 16th Group Army
1985—2000	Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, 16th Group Army
1985—2000	Army Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 16th Group Army

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