Xu Qiliang

Xu Qiliang (2015)

Xu Qiliang ( Chinese  许其亮 ; born March 1950 in Linqu , Shandong Province ) is a Chinese general and politician of the Communist Party of China (CCP) who was, among other things, the air force commander from 2007 to 2012 . Since 2012 he is a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CCP and acts next since 2012 as deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission .

Life

After attending school in 1966, Xu Qiliang joined the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army and completed training at Air Force Reserve School No. 1 from 1966 to 1967 and then between 1967 and 1969 at both Air Force School No. 8 and Air Force School No. 5 After completing his training, he was initially a pilot and then from 1973 to 1976 deputy commander and between 1976 and 1980 commander of an air force battalion . He then acted as deputy commander and from 1983 to 1984 as commander of a division , before he became deputy commander of an air force army in 1984. He served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force Command in Shanghai from 1985 to 1988 , during which time he studied at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army from 1986 to 1988 before becoming acting commander of an army .

Afterwards, Xu Qiliang was chief of staff and commander of an air force army between 1989 and 1993 and was promoted to major general in 1991 during this time . He was first elected as a candidate for the CCP Central Committee at the XIV Congress in 1992. He was Deputy Chief of Staff from 1993 to 1994 and then Chief of Staff of the Air Force again between 1994 and 1999, and as such was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1996 . He was deputy commander of the Liaoning Military Region in Shenyang from 1999 to 2004, and also served as the Air Force Commander of the Liaoning Military Region between 2000 and 2007. On the XVI. At the 2002 party congress he was elected a member of the Central Committee and has been a member of it ever since. He also served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army from 2004 to 2007.

After his promotion to general , Xu Qiliang succeeded General Qiao Qingchen as commander of the air force of the People's Liberation Army in 2007 and remained in this position until he was replaced by General Ma Xiaotian in 2012. In 2007 he also became a member of the Central Military Commission, and has been its deputy chairman since 2012 is. On the XVIII. At the 2012 Congress, he was elected a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China . He has also served as the Deputy Director of the Steering Group for Major National Defense Reforms since 2014.

Web links

• Entry in China Vitae (English)