Xu Qiliang

Xu Qiliang
许其亮
Xu in 2015
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
State Commission:
16 March 2013 – 11 March 2023
Party Commission:
4 November 2012 – 23 October 2022
Serving with Fan Changlong and Zhang Youxia
ChairmanXi Jinping
10th Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office
September 2007 – October 2012
DeputyHe Weirong
Preceded byQiao Qingchen
Succeeded byMa Xiaotian
Personal details
BornMarch 1950 (1950-03) (age 74)
Linqu County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1967-present)
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service1966–2023
Rank Air Force General
UnitCentral Military Commission
Central Leading Group for Military Reform
CommandsPeople's Liberation Army Air Force (2007–2012)
Shenyang Military Region Air Force (1999–2004)

Xu Qiliang (Chinese: 许其亮; pinyin: Xǔ Qíliàng; born March 1950) is a former air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People's Republic of China. He served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023, and served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party from 2012 to 2022. He served as a member of the 18th and the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He was promoted from Commander of the PLAAF from 2007 to 2012.