Ding Haichun

Ding Haichun
丁海春
Deputy Political Commissar of the PLA Navy
Assumed office
December 2014
Serving with Wang Dengping
Political Commissar Miao Hua
Preceded by Ma Faxiang
Political Commissar of the East Sea Fleet
In office
December 2011 – July 2013
Preceded by Cen Xu
Succeeded by Wang Huayong
Personal details
Born April 1954 (age 61)
Yiyang, Hunan, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service ?−present
Rank Vice Admiral
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ding.

Ding Haichun (Chinese: 丁海春; born April 1954) is a vice admiral (zhong jiang) of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been a Deputy Political Commissar of the PLAN since December 2014.

Biography

Ding Haichun was born in Yiyang, in Central China's Hunan Province.[1][2]

In late 2006, Ding became the director of the Political Department the PLA Naval Command Academy. In late 2007, he was appointed political commissar of the North Sea Fleet's Lushun Support Base. In late 2009, he became political commissar of the PLA Navy Logistics Department. After roughly two years in this position, Ding moved to the East Sea Fleet as its political commissar.[1]

In 2007, Ding wrote an article in Political Work Study Journal about a navy conference focusing on cadre development, possibly indicating expertise in personnel management.[1] In 2013, he was elected a member of the 12th National People's Congress.[2]

In July 2013, Ding was appointed Director of the PLA Navy's Political Department, and promoted to the rank of vice admiral.[2] He was replaced as East Sea Fleet political commissar by Rear Admiral Wang Huayong, who also served concurrently as Nanjing MR deputy political commissar.[1]

In December 2014, Ding became a deputy political commissar of the PLA Navy,[2] replacing Vice Admiral Ma Faxiang, who had committed suicide.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Becker, Jeffrey; Liebenberg, David; Mackenzie, Peter (December 2013). "Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China's Navy". Defense Technical Information Center. p. 194.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ding Haichun" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-08-02.

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