Xu Zhongbo

Xu was born in Rushan, Weihai, Shandong province in October 1960. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in March 1978. He served in the 20th Group Army since December 2003, what he was eventually promoted to political commissar in 2013. In October 2014, he was appointed political commissar of the 83rd Group Army, taking over from Xu Yuanlin. In February 2016, he became political commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force.^[3] In December 2017, he became political commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military Commission, a position he held until July 2020,^[2] when he was promoted to become political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in 2010, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,^[4] and general (Shangjiang) in July 2020.^[1]

Military offices
Preceded by Yang Yuwen [zh]	Political Commissar of the 20th Group Army 2012–2014	Succeeded by Xue Jun [zh]
Preceded by Xu Yuanlin [zh]	Political Commissar of the 83rd Group Army 2014–2016	Succeeded by Gao Wei
New title	Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force 2016–2017	Succeeded by Xu Deqing
New title	Political Commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military Commission 2017–2020	Succeeded by Wang Wenquan
Preceded by Wang Jiasheng	Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force 2020–2023	Succeeded by Xu Xisheng