Gao Jindian

Gao Jindian (Chinese: 高金钿; October 1939 – 13 December 2018) was a Chinese army officer and politician, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.
Gao Jindian
高金钿
Vice-President of the National Defence University of People's Liberation Army
In office
August 1998 – July 2003
PresidentXing Shizhong (邢世忠)
Personal details
BornOctober 1939
Jinan, Shandong, China
DiedDecember 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 79)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materNational Defence University of People's Liberation Army
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1962-2017
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高金鈿
Simplified Chinese高金钿

He was a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Gao was born in Jinan, Shandong in October 1940. He graduated from the Dezhou No. 2 High School.[2] In 1960 he joined the Communist Youth League of China. He enlisted in the army in July 1962, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1970. He joined the National Defence University of People's Liberation Army in 1986, and was promoted to vice president in 1998.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1995 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1999.[3]

On December 13, 2018, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 79.[4]

References
  1. Xinhua News Agency (2018-12-19). 国防大学原副校长高金钿因病逝世，享年79岁 [Former Vice-President of the PLA National Defence University Gao Jindian died of illness, aged 79]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
  2. Li Shumei (2015-09-22). 德州二中学校领导赴京走访老校友高金钿、张玉堂. dzez.com (in Chinese).
  3. 简历：全国政协委员高金钿(特别邀请人士) [Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Gao Jindian]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2006-02-26.
  4. 高金钿同志逝世 [Comrade Gao Jindian is dead]. dzwww.com (in Chinese). 2018-12-19.
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