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.

Ding Haichun
丁海春
Deputy Political Commissar of the PLA Navy
Assumed office
December 2014
Serving with Wang Dengping
Political CommissarMiao Hua
Preceded byMa Faxiang
Political Commissar of the East Sea Fleet
In office
December 2011 – July 2013
Preceded byCen Xu
Succeeded byWang Huayong
Personal details
BornApril 1954 (age 70)
Yiyang, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service?−present
Rank Vice Admiral

Biography

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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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Becker, Jeffrey; Liebenberg, David; Mackenzie, Peter (December 2013). "Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China's Navy". Defense Technical Information Center. p. 194. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ding Haichun" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-08-02.
Military offices
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Xu Lili
Political Commissar of the Logistics Department of the PLA Navy
2009-2011
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Kang Fei
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Ma Faxiang
Director of the Political Department of the PLA Navy
2013-2014
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Yang Shiguang

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