Pan Liangshi

Background

Pan Liangshi was born in October 1956 in Qinghe County, Hebei Province.

Education

He graduated from the PLA Artillery Academy, and has a master"s degree from the PLA National Defence University.

Career

He has served as Commander of the Beijing Garrison since 2013. He enlisted in the PLA in December 1972, and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1974. Pan served as a brigade commander and chief of staff of the 40th Group Army.

He became chief of staff of the 39th Group Army in September 2007, and commander of the 39th Army in January 2008.

In December 2013, he was appointed commander of the strategically important Beijing Garrison. He replaced Lieutenant General Zheng Chuanfu, who had been promoted to deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region.

Achievements

• Pan attained the rank of lieutenant general in July 2015.

Membership

He became a member of the Beijing Party Standing Committee in February 2015. He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.