Song Defu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yanshan, Hebei Province. He was born in 1946, and joined the CPC and the PLA in 1965.
Song held leading positions in the political department of the Air Force as well as the PLA. In 1993 he became Minister of personnel and in 1998 he became a member of the standing committee of the 9th CPPCC National Committee.
Song Defu served as an alternate member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 13th-16th CPC Central Committees.