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Gu Shanqing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wafangdian, Liaoning Province. He was born in 1931. He joined the Northeast China Democratic United Army in 1947 and the CPC in 1949.

Gu has served as a deputy political commissar or a political commissar since 1969. He was the political commissar of the Engineering Corps Headquarters of Guangzhou Military Command from 1969 to 1979. In 1979, Gu became a deputy political commissar with the PLA Hunan Military District. In 1983, he moved up to political commissar with the same area command. Since 1992, he has been the political commissar of PLA Beijing Military Region. Gu was granted the rank of general in 1994.

In 1998, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th NPC. He is also a member of the Financial and Economic Committee of the 9th NPC. He was also a member of the 14th CPC Central Committee.

Recent Career Data

1998—2003	Member, 9th Financial and Economic Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1994—	General, PLA
1992—1996	Political Commissar, PLA, Regions, Beijing Military Region
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1990—1994	Lieutenant General, PLA
1990—1992	Secretary, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region CPC, Party Committee
1990—1992	Political Commissar, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region
1988—1990	Major General, PLA
1988—1990	Deputy Political Commissar, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region