Xu Qiliang

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Air Force General 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
Chairman	Xi Jinping
10th Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office September 2007 – October 2012
Deputy	He Weirong
Preceded by	Qiao Qingchen
Succeeded by	Ma Xiaotian
Personal details
Born	March 1950 (1950-03) (age 74) Linqu County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1967-present)
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	1966–2023
Rank	Air Force General
Unit	Central Military Commission Central Leading Group for Military Reform
Commands	People'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.