Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
People's Daily Online
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 10/24/2007
Career Data Updated: 3/25/2009
Xu Qiliang 许其亮
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee; Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission; Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Air Force
Born: 1950
Biography
Xu Qiliang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Linqu, Shandong province. He was born in 1950, joined the PLA and the CPC in 1967. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1991, and lieutenant general in 1996. He attended the 1st Aviation Reserve College of the Air Force, and the 8th Aviation School in 1967, and the 5th Aviation School of Air Force in 1968. Xu was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
In 2007, he became Commander of the PLA Air Force, a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission.