Ding Henggao

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.
Ding Henggao
丁衡高
Chairperson of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
In office
March 1985 – November 1996
PremierZhao Ziyang
Li Peng
Preceded byChen Bin
Succeeded byCao Gangchuan
Personal details
Born (1931-02-03) 3 February 1931 (age 94)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseNie Li
RelationsNie Rongzhen (father-in-law)
Alma materNanjing University
Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank General

Ding Henggao (Chinese: 丁衡高; pinyin: Dīng Hénggāo; born 3 February 1931) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as chairperson of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense from 1985 to 1995.

He was a member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Ding was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on 3 February 1931.[1] In 1948, he entered National Central University (now Nanjing University), where he majored in the Department of Mechanics.[1] After University, he worked at the Precision Machinery Research Office of the Instrument Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] In 1957, he was sent to study at the Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, where he earned his vice-doctorate degree in 1961.[1]

Ding returned to China in October 1961 and that same year was assigned to the Design Office of the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense (now China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation) and was transferred to the Seventh Design Institute of the Ministry of Machinery Industry in September 1964. He was despatched to the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense in September 1977. He moved up the ranks to become chairperson in March 1985.

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in September 1988 and general (shangjiang) in June 1994.

Personal life

He married Nie Li, daughter of Nie Rongzhen.[2][3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 丁衡高. cae.cn (in Chinese). 12 December 1994. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ 原国防科工委主任丁衡高上将这样寄语白沙. Sohu (in Chinese). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ 父亲是元帅, 丈夫是上将, 自己是首位女中将. sina (in Chinese). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
Government offices
Preceded by Chairperson of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
1985–1996 		Succeeded by