Liu Guozhong

Liu Guozhong (Chinese: 刘国中; pinyin: Liú Guózhōng; born July 1962) is a Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party who has served as a vice premier of the People's Republic of China since March 2023.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Guozhong
刘国中
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Assumed office
12 March 2023
PremierLi Qiang
LeaderXi Jinping
Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
In office
31 July 2020 – 27 November 2022
DeputyZhao Yide (Governor)
Preceded byHu Heping
Succeeded byZhao Yide
Governor of Shaanxi
In office
4 January 2018 – 2 August 2020
Preceded byHu Heping
Succeeded byZhao Yide
Governor of Jilin
In office
12 December 2016 – 2 January 2018
Preceded byJiang Chaoliang
Succeeded byJing Junhai
Personal details
BornJuly 1962 (age 60)
Wangkui County, Heilongjiang
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉國中
Simplified Chinese刘国中

He began his career in Heilongjiang province before serving stints at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and as deputy party secretary of Sichuan. He had served as Governor of Jilin and Shannxi from 2016 to 2020. He served as the Party Secretary of Shaanxi from 2020 to 2022.

Early life

Liu was born in Wangkui County, Heilongjiang province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1986. He attended the Nanjing Institute of Technology where he majored in artillery system fuse design and manufacturing, and has a graduate degree from the Harbin Institute of Technology.

Political career

Liu began his political career in the General Office of the provincial government of Heilongjiang. He served as deputy director of Research and party secretary of Hegang. He was appointed a member of the Heilongjiang provincial party standing committee,[1] then the secretary-general of the party committee in May the same year, and in September 2011, named executive vice governor of Heilongjiang.[2]

In October 2013, Liu was named a member of the Secretariat of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[3]

In February 2016, he was transferred to become deputy party secretary of Sichuan. He served for ten months, before being transferred to Jilin to become acting governor, confirmed by the provincial People's Congress on January 19, 2017.[4]

In December 2017, he was appointed as deputy party secretary of Shaanxi.[5] Later he was appointed as the Governor.[6] In July 2020, he was appointed to be the party secretary of Shaanxi succeeding Hu Heping. He was succeeded as Communist Party secretary of Shaanxi on 27 November 2022, being succeeded by Zhao Yide.

After the 20th Party National Congress, he was elected as a member of the CCP Politburo. On 12 March 2023, he was appointed as a vice premier of the People's Republic of China.

References
  1. "Liu Hegang elected as the Provincial Standing committee was elected to the Provincial committee". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  2. "Heilongjiang Vice Governor Liu". Xinhua. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. "Hubei Provincial Trade Union Conference". People.cn. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  4. "ACFTU Vice-secretary Liu was transferred to Sichuan". Sina News. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  5. 刘国中任陕西省委副书记
  6. 刘国中任陕西省代省长
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