Tang Tianbiao Explained

Office1:Deputy Head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:2005
1Blankname1:Head
1Namedata1:Yu Yongbo
Xu Caihou
Li Jinai
Tang Tianbiao
Native Name:唐天标
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Shimen County, Hunan, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Harbin Military Academy of Engineering
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Branch:
(1992–1993)
Serviceyears:1960–2005
Rank: General
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Tang Tianbiao

Tang Tianbiao (; 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.chinaaffairs.org/gb/detail.asp?id=24308 . zh: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 . 14 November 2002 . 19 June 2022 . zh.
  2. News: https://news.sina.com.cn/china/2000-06-22/99879.html . zh:解放军新上将资料之五:唐天标 . sina . 22 June 2000 . 19 June 2022 . zh.
  3. News: Huang Haimin (Chinese: 黄海敏). Liu Xiangxiao (Chinese: 刘翔霄). https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-12-07/06154451404s.shtml . zh:越南国防部长会见唐天标 . sina . 7 December 2004 . 19 June 2022 . zh.
  4. News: http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2004-12-08/0635249585.html . zh:越军总政治局主任黎文勇上将会见唐天标上将 . sina . 8 December 2004 . 19 June 2022 . zh.
  5. News: Wang Zhenhua (Chinese: 王振华). https://shimen.rednet.cn/content/2009/09/28/6807634.html . zh:唐天标将军回乡探亲 . rednet.cn . 28 September 2009 . 19 June 2022 . zh.
  6. News: http://cd.voc.com.cn/view.php?tid-33034-cid-42.html . zh: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 . 6 April 2016 . 19 June 2022 . zh.