Xu Yitian

Leader of Inspection Team, Central Military Commission to the Armed Police ForceAssumed office
May 2016Political Commissioner of National University of Defense TechnologyIn office
December 2005 – July 2010Preceded byHuang XianzhongSucceeded byWang JianweiPolitical Commissioner of South Sea FleetIn office
December 2004 – December 2005Preceded byTong ShipingSucceeded byHuang Jiaxiang Personal detailsBorn1947 (age 76–77)
Republic of ChinaPolitical partyCommunist Party of ChinaAlma materPLA Naval University of EngineeringMilitary serviceAllegiance People's Republic of ChinaBranch/service People's Liberation Army NavyYears of service–Rank Vice Admiral

Xu Yitian (Chinese: 徐一天; pinyin: Xú Yītiān; born November 1947) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 1999, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2006.

Biography

Xu was born in November 1947. He graduated from PLA Naval University of Engineering. After graduation, he served in the North Sea Fleet.^[1] In December 2004, he was appointed Political Commissioner of South Sea Fleet and Deputy Political Commissioner of Guangzhou Military Region, replacing Tong Shiping. He was Political Commissioner of National University of Defense Technology in December 2005, and held that office until July 2010. In May 2016, he was appointed Leader of Inspection Team, Central Military Commission to the Armed Police Force.^[2]

He was a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.

References

Military offices
Preceded by Tong Shiping	Political Commissioner of South Sea Fleet 2004–2005	Succeeded by Huang Jiaxiang
Preceded by Huang Xianzhong	Political Commissioner of National University of Defense Technology 2005–2010	Succeeded by Wang Jianwei