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 China since March 2023.[1]
Liu Guozhong | |||||||
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| 刘国中 | |||||||
 Liu in 2023 | |||||||
| Vice Premier of China | |||||||
| Assumed office 12 March 2023 | |||||||
| Premier | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 31 July 2020 – 27 November 2022 | |||||||
| Deputy | Zhao Yide (Governor) | ||||||
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Yide | ||||||
| Governor of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 4 January 2018 – 2 August 2020 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Yide | ||||||
| Governor of Jilin | |||||||
| In office 12 December 2016 – 2 January 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Jiang Chaoliang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jing Junhai | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1962 (age 62) Wangkui County, Heilongjiang | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nanjing Institute of Technology Harbin Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Cabinet | Li Qiang Government | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉國中 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘国中 | ||||||
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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
editLiu was born in Wangkui County, Heilongjiang province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 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
editLiu 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,[2] then the secretary-general of the party committee in May the same year, and in September 2011, named executive vice governor of Heilongjiang.[3]
In October 2013, Liu was named a member of the Secretariat of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[4]
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.[5]
In December 2017, he was appointed as deputy party secretary of Shaanxi.[6] Later he was appointed as the Governor.[7] 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.
Vice Premier
editAfter 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 China. His portfolio included agriculture and rural affairs,[8] health,[9] poverty alleviation,[10] and meteorology.[11]
References
edit- ^ 张, 丽青 (2022) [2022-10-23]. "中共二十届中央领导机构成员简历" [Biographical notes of the members of the 20th Central Governing Body of the Communist Party of China]. www.moj.gov.cn (in Chinese). 中华人民共和国司法部. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via 新华网.
- ^ "Liu Hegang elected as the Provincial Standing committee was elected to the Provincial committee". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Heilongjiang Vice Governor Liu". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Hubei Provincial Trade Union Conference". People.cn. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "ACFTU Vice-secretary Liu was transferred to Sichuan". Sina News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ 刘国中任陕西省委副书记
- ^ 刘国中任陕西省代省长
- ^ "刘国中在全国春季农业生产工作会议上强调 抓紧抓好粮食和重要农产品生产 确保加快建设农业强国良好开局 [Liu Guozhong emphasized at the National Spring Agricultural Production Work Conference that we should pay close attention to the production of grain and important agricultural products to ensure a good start in accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country]". Xinhua. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "刘国中在国务院联防联控机制电视电话会议上强调 毫不放松抓好新阶段疫情防控 坚决巩固住来之不易的重大成果 [Liu Guozhong emphasized at the teleconference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council that we will not relax our efforts to prevent and control the epidemic in the new stage and resolutely consolidate the hard-won major achievements]". Xinhua. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "刘国中在青海、甘肃调研时强调 毫不放松强化责任和工作落实 坚决巩固拓展好脱贫攻坚成果 [Liu Guozhong emphasized during his investigations in Qinghai and Gansu that he would never relax, strengthen responsibility and work implementation, and resolutely consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation]". Xinhua. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "刘国中会见世界气象组织秘书长塔拉斯 [Liu Guozhong Meets with WMO Secretary-General Taalas]". Xinhua. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.