Yang Shiguang (simplified Chinese: 杨世光; traditional Chinese: 楊世光; pinyin: Yáng Shìguāng; born 1956) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.^[1] He was director of the PLA Navy Political Department between December 2014 and December 2015.

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Yang Shiguang
杨世光
Director of the PLA Navy Political Department
In office December 2014 – December 2015
Preceded by	Ding Haichun
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Director of Political Department of the East Sea Fleet
In office 2012–2014
Preceded by	Liu Mingli
Succeeded by	Wen Xinchao
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 67–68) China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Unit	East Sea Fleet (2012–2014)

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Yang was political commissar of Naval Aeronautical Engineering Institute in June 2009, and held that office until March 2012. Then he was commissioned as director of the Political Department of the East Sea Fleet, he remained in that position until December 2014, when he was elevated to director of the PLA Navy Political Department. Yang attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2010, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2016.^[2]