Liang Guanglie

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General Liang Guanglie
梁光烈 Liang Kuang-lieh
Liang in 2012
State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
Premier	Wen Jiabao
10th Minister of National Defense
In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Cao Gangchuan
Succeeded by	Chang Wanquan
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
In office November 2002 – 2007
Preceded by	Fu Quanyou
Succeeded by	Chen Bingde
Personal details
Born	(1940-12-01) 1 December 1940 (age 83)[citation needed] Santai, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Henan University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1958–2013
Rank	General
Commands	Ministry of National Defense (1998–2003) PLA General Staff Department (2002–2007) Nanjing Military Region (1999–2002) Shenyang Military Region (1997–1999) 54th Group Army (1990–1993) 20th Group Army (1985–1990)

Liang Guanglie (Chinese: 梁光烈; pinyin: Liáng Guāngliè, also spelled as Liang Kuang-lieh; born December 1940 in Santai, Mianyang, Sichuan) is a Chinese retired general and who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2008 to 2013.