The Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Navy () is one of the main departments of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Its director is ranked at the deputy military region grade ().

List of directors No. Image Name Chinese name Rank Alma mater Term of Office Ref Began Ended 1 Liu Daosheng Vice Admiral (1955) Voroshilov Naval Academy April 1950 November 1953 2 Su Zhenhua Admiral (1955) Counter-Japanese Military and Political University November 1953 February 1957 3 Duan Dezhang Rear admiral (1955) Counter-Japanese Military and Political University February 1957 June 1962 4 Zhang Xiuchuan Rear admiral (1955) People's Liberation Army Advanced Military Academy June 1962 August 1968 5 Zhang Jingyi Commodore (1955) Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party December 1968 November 1971 6 Liu Juying Rear admiral (1955) Peking University May 1972 August 1975 7 Wang Xin Commodore (1955) August 1975 May 1978 8 Deng Chubai Commodore (1962) May 1978 January 1981 9 Li Junyan Rear admiral (1961) People's Liberation Army Advanced Military Academy February 1981 August 1982 10 Liu Youfa Vice admiral (1955) Counter-Japanese Military and Political University August 1982 July 1985 11 Tong Guorong Vice admiral (1988) Zhongnan University of Economics and Law July 1985 November 1992 12 Yang Huaiqing Rear admiral (1990)Vice admiral (1994)Admiral (2000) Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party November 1992 December 1993 13 Hu Yanlin Rear admiral (1990)Vice admiral (1995)Admiral (2004) PLA National Defence University December 1993 June 2000 14 Bi Huiyi Rear admiral (1992)Vice admiral (2001) Heilongjiang University June 2000 December 2004 15 Tong Shiping Rear admiral (1998)Vice admiral (2004)Admiral (2010) PLA University of National Defence December 2004 December 2005 16 Fan Yinhua Rear admiral (1998)Vice admiral (2007) Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party December 2005 July 2008 17 Xu Jianzhong Rear admiral (1998)Vice admiral (2007) Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party July 2008 June 2009 18 Wang Zhaohai Rear admiral (2004)Vice admiral (2009) Sichuan University June 2009 June 2011 19 Ma Faxiang Rear admiral (2005)Vice admiral (2012) June 2011 July 2013 20 Ding Haichun Rear admiral (2007)Vice admiral (2013) July 2013 December 2014 21 Yang Shiguang Rear admiral (2010)Vice admiral (2016) December 2014

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