Ding Yexian, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yanggu County, Shandong Province. He was born in 1960, entered the work force in 1978 and joined the CPC in 1990. Ding served as Chairman Assistant of Tibet Autonomous Region from 2009 to 2010. On September 2010, he was promoted as Vice-Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He is an alternate member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.