Liu Dingxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Dingxin (Chinese: 刘鼎新; born August 1952) is a major general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Hainan Military District from 2007 to 2012.

Liu Dingxin
刘鼎新
Political Commissar of the PLA Hainan Military District
In office August 2007 – July 2012
Commander	Wang Xiaojun Li Shilin [zh] Tan Benhong
Preceded by	He Xianshu [zh]
Succeeded by	Liu Xin [zh]
Director of the Political Department of PLA Hainan Military District
In office March 2003 – October 2006
Preceded by	Li Jun'an
Succeeded by	Lü Qiang
Personal details
Born	August 1958 (age 67) You County, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Guangxi Normal University Sun Yat-sen University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1972–2012
Rank	Major general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘鼎新
Traditional Chinese	劉鼎新
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Dǐngxīn

Liu was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.^[1]

Biography

Liu was born in You County, Hunan, in August 1952, and graduated from Guangxi Normal University and Sun Yat-sen University. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1972, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1974.

In March 2003, Liu became director of the Political Department of PLA Hainan Military District, he remained in that position until October 2006, when he was chosen as political commissar of the military district.^[2][3]