Tang Tianbiao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.
Tang Tianbiao
唐天标
Deputy Head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office
1995–2005
HeadYu Yongbo
Xu Caihou
Li Jinai
Personal details
BornOctober 1940 (age 84)
Shimen County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHarbin Military Academy of Engineering
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
 People's Liberation Army Navy (1992–1993)
Years of service1960–2005
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese唐天标
Traditional Chinese唐天標
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTang Tianbiao

Tang Tianbiao (Chinese: 唐天标; born October 1940) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 9th and 10th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.[2]

Biography

Tang was born in Shimen County, Hunan, in October 1940.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1960, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1961.[2] In 1961, he entered Harbin Military Academy of Engineering (now National University of Defense Technology), majoring in the Engineering Department.[2] After graduating in 1966, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Military Region, one of the PLA Military Regions.[2] In May 1988, he was despatched to the People's Liberation Army General Political Department and appointed deputy head of Cadre Bureau.[2] He moved up the ranks to become executive assistant in June 1993 and deputy head in 1995.[2][3][4] He also served as deputy director the PLA Navy Political Department from for a short year in 1992.[2] In December 2005, he took office as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, a position he held until March 2008, when he was chosen as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.[5][6]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1995, and general (shangjiang) in 2000.[2]

References

  1. ^ 中共第十六届中央委员、中纪委名单 [List of members of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]. chinaaffairs.org (in Chinese). 14 November 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 解放军新上将资料之五：唐天标. sina (in Chinese). 22 June 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ Huang Haimin (黄海敏); Liu Xiangxiao (刘翔霄) (7 December 2004). 越南国防部长会见唐天标. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ 越军总政治局主任黎文勇上将会见唐天标上将. sina (in Chinese). 8 December 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. ^ Wang Zhenhua (王振华) (28 September 2009). 唐天标将军回乡探亲. rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ 唐天标上将视察石门县东山峰 出席南洋学校捐赠仪式. voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.