Xu Caihou
The following is a biographical sketch of Xu Caihou, who was appointed Vice-chairman of Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on March 16, 2008:
Xu Caihou:
Male, born in June 1943, ethnic Han, native of Wafangdian, Liaoning Province.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1971 and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1963. Graduated from the Electronics Engineering Department of Harbin Institute of Military Engineering with a university education.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice-chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. Holds the military rank as General.
1963-1968 Student of the Electronics Engineering Department of the Harbin Institute of Military Engineering
1968-1970 Worked on the farm of the 39th Army
1970-1971 Soldier of the 6th Company, the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the Independent Division of the Jilin Provincial Military Area Command
1971-1972 Deputy political instructor of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Garrison of the Shenyang Military Area Command
1972-1982 Secretary and deputy chief of the Personnel Division of the Political Department of the Jilin Provincial Military Area Command (1980-1982 trainee at the PLA Institute of Political Sciences)
1982-1983 Chief of the Personnel Division of the Political Department of the Jilin Provincial Military Area Command and concurrently chief of the office for retirees
1983-1984 Deputy director of the Political Department of the Jilin Provincial Military Area Command
1984-1985 Director of the Mass Work Section of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Area Command
1985-1990 Director of the Political Department of the 16th Group Army of the Ground Force
1990-1992 Political Commissar of the 16th Group Army of the Ground Force
1992-1993 Assistant director of the PLA General Political Department; assistant director of the Department and concurrently director of the Liberation Army Daily
1993-1994 Deputy director of the PLA General Political Department and concurrently director of the Liberation Army Daily
1994-1996 Deputy Director of the PLA General Political Department
1996-1999 Political Commissar of the Jinan Military Area Command and secretary of its Party Committee
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