Background
Xu was born and raised in Fei County, Shandong, he received his Master of Business Administration degree from Tianjin University in 1987.
Xu was born and raised in Fei County, Shandong, he received his Master of Business Administration degree from Tianjin University in 1987.
In May 2014 he was investigated by the Communist Party"s disciplinary body for corruption. After college, Xu was assigned to State Planning Commission as an officer In July 2003, Xu was transferred to the National Development and Reform Commission, he worked in there until August 2008, when he was appointed the Director-general of the Department of Electric Power of the National Energy Administration.
In December 2012, Xu was promoted to become the Deputy Director of the National Energy Administration.
On May 28, 2014, Xu was relieved of his post by the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Xu joined the Communist Party of China in December 1985 and got involved in politics in July 1987. On May 23, 2014, Xu was being investigated by the Party"s internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".