Tong Shiping

Tong Shiping
Tong Shiping
童世平
Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission
	In office; September 2009 – November 2012
Preceded by	Sun Zhongtong
Succeeded by	Du Jincai
Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University
	In office; September 2007 – December 2009
Preceded by	Zhao Keming
Succeeded by	Liu Yazhou
Political Commissar of the South Sea Fleet
	In office; June 2003 – December 2004
Preceded by	Wu Huayang [zh]
Succeeded by	Xu Yitian
Personal details
Born	July 1947 (age 79); Shanghai, China
Party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1966–2012
Rank	General

Tong Shiping (Chinese: 童世平; pinyin: Tóng Shìpíng; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University, and Head of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission. He was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Biography

Tong was born in Shanghai in July 1947 and joined the PLA in 1968. He graduated from the PLA National Defence University. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 1998, vice admiral in July 2004, and admiral in July 2010.^[1]