Xu Fenlin
| Xu Fenlin | |
|---|---|
| 徐粉林 | |
| Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region | |
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In office 2009–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Qinsheng |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 1953 (age 62) Jintan, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Central Party School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China |
| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1969 − present |
| Rank |
 General |
| Commands | Guangzhou Military Region |
Xu Fenlin (Chinese: 徐粉林; born July 1953) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army of China, and current Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. He was the Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region between 2009 and 2016.
Biography
Xu Fenlin was born in July 1953 in Jintan, Jiangsu Province. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and management from the Central Party School. He attained the rank of major general in July 2002, lieutenant general in July 2008, and full general in July 2013.[1][2]
Xu served as Chief-of-Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region from 2007 to 2009, and was promoted to Commander in 2009.[1] He stayed in the role for some six years, before being transferred to the re-organized Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission to serve as deputy chief.[2]
He was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and is a full member of the 18th Central Committee.[1][2]
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