Ding was born in Taoluo Town of
Rizhao,
Shandong in 1874, the son of Ding Yici (), a teacher. His
courtesy name was
Dingcheng () and
Dingchen (). He had an elder brother, Ding Weisong (). In 1903, he attended Baoding Normal College. A year later, he went to Japan to study law at
Meiji University. He joined the
Tongmenghui on October 21, 1905. He founded the
Bell () with Jiang Yansheng. He returned to the China in Spring 1907, becoming President of Shandong School of Law and Politics. During 1911, he took part in
Wuchang Uprising. He moved on to the house of representatives in 1912. He was a member of congress between 1917 and 1922. He founded
North China Weekly () in 1918. He served as Head of the Propaganda Department and the Training Department of Kuomintang from 1927 to 1929. He was a member of the National Government from 17 September 1927 to 1947. He was the Secretary General of Central Party Committee of Kuomintang in 1931. On December 28, 1931, he was appointed the Vice-President of
Control Yuan, a position he held until 1935. He was a member of Control Yuan from 31 May 1948 to 12 May 1954. On May 12, 1954, he died in
Taipei,
Taiwan. ==Personal life==