Fan Yinhua

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Fan Yinhua
范印华
Deputy Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office
July 2008 – August 2011
Political CommissarLiu Xiaojiang
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Xian County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1970–2005)
 People's Liberation Army Navy (2005–2011)
Years of service1970–2011
Rank Vice Admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese范印华
Traditional Chinese范印華

Fan Yinhua (Chinese: 范印华; born 1948) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress and a member of the 17th CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography[edit]

Fan was born in Xian County, Hebei, in 1948. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1970, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1973. He served in the Beijing Military Region since December 1970, and was eventually promoted to director of Political Department of the Beijing Garrison [zh] in April 1996. He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1998. In July 1998, he became deputy head of Organization Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department, and was appointed president of the PLA Newspaper Agency in November 2001. He was recalled to the People's Liberation Army General Political Department as secretary-general in January 2003.

He was appointed director of Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in December 2005, and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP PLAN Committee, the navy's top authority. In July 2008, he was promoted to become deputy political commissar of the PLAN and secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission, a position he held until August 2011.[1][2]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in December 2005 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2007.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 解放军代表范印华 多种手段刹住抹黑英雄的风气. Sohu (in Chinese). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ 海军原副政委范印华建议:建设国家级中华英烈园. thepaper (in Chinese). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2022.