Zheng Yuanlin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng.

Zheng Yuanlin
郑元林
Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2018
Commander	Ding Laihang
Chief of Staff of the Southern Theater Command Air Force
In office January 2016 – December 2018
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Vacant
Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force
In office March 2013 – January 2016
Preceded by	Zhao Pengmin
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force
In office October 2012 – March 2013
Preceded by	Ding Laihang
Succeeded by	Zhan Yongsheng
Personal details
Born	April 1962 (age 62) Pingdu, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	1978–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	PLA Air Force
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鄭元林
Simplified Chinese	郑元林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Yuánlín

Zheng Yuanlin (Chinese: 郑元林; born April 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) since December 2018. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019.

Biography

Zheng was born in Pingdu, Shandong in April 1962.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. In January 2010 he was promoted to become Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In October 2012 he was promoted again to become Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force, he remained in that position until March 2013, when he was transferred to Guangzhou and appointed Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force. In January 2016, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the newly founded Southern Theater Command Air Force. He rose to become Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) in December 2018.