Liu Xiufeng (Chinese: 刘秀峰; 1909 – 29 March 1971) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of Construction Engineering from 1954 to 1964. He was a delegate to the 2nd National People's Congress.[1] He was a member of the 2th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a representative of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

Liu Xiufeng
刘秀峰
Minister of Construction Engineering
In office
August 1954 – 5 August 1964
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byChen Zhengren
Succeeded byLi Renjun
Personal details
Born
Liu Fachang (刘法常)

1909
Wan County, Zhili, Qing China
Died1971 (aged 1061–1062)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materBaoding Provincial Second Normal School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Xiùfēng
Liu Fachang
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Fǎcháng
Aichuan
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinàichuān

Biography

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Liu was born Liu Fachang (刘法常) in Wan County (now Shunping County), Zhili (now Hebei), in 1909, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[3]

Liu joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1925 and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1926.[3] On 19 September 1926, the CCP Baoding Municipal Committee was vandalized and Liu was unfortunately arrested; Due to multiple rescue efforts, he was released from prison 18 days later.[3] He was secretary of the Workers' Movement Committee of the CCP Baoding Municipal Committee in 1927 and subsequently secretary of the CCP Wanman County Committee.[3] In 1928, he was transferred to Tianjin, where he responsible for newspaper distribution and document storage in the CCP Shunzhi Provincial Committee.[3] In May 1929, he was arrested again by the Kuomintang for betrayal and imprisoned in Tianjin No.3 Prison.[3] After serving his sentence and being released from prison in 1935, he was appointed as head of Publicity Department of the CCP Baoding Special Committee.[3] Shortly thereafter, he became acting secretary of the CCP Baoding Special Committee.[3]

After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, he successively served as head of the Organization Department of the CCP Pinghan Provincial Committee, head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Regional Committee, secretary of the CCP Zhangjiakou Municipal Committee, and political commissar of the Zhangjiakou Garrison Command.[3] He participated in the organizational and leadership work of establishing, consolidating, and developing the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Counter-Japanese Base, and also took part in the Counter-Japanese Guerrilla War behind enemy lines in north China and the battle to recapture Zhangjiakou.[3]

During the Chinese Civil War, he successively served as secretary of the CCP Zhangjiakou Municipal Committee, secretary of the CCP Central Hebei Regional Committee, and deputy political commissar of the Central Hebei Military Region.[3] After the liberation of Shijiazhuang in November 1947, he was appointed secretary of the CCP Shijiazhuang Municipal Committee, concurrently serving as mayor of Shijiazhuang.[3]

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, he successively served as deputy secretary of the CCP Tianjin Municipal Committee, deputy mayor of Tianjin, head of the Organization Department of the CCP North China Bureau Committee, deputy secretary and director of Industry of the CCP North China Bureau Committee, and first vice chairman of the North China Administrative Committee.[3] In August 1954, he was named acting minister of construction engineering, confirmed in the next month.[3]

During the Cultural Revolution, Liu suffered political persecution.[3]

Liu died of an illness in Beijing on 29 March 1971, at the age of.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 第二届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinagate.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Zhang Hua (张化), ed. (2010). 中国共产党第八次全国代表大会代表名录 [Directory of Representatives to the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Chinese Communist Party History Publishing House. ISBN 9787509801512.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 「河北人物」中国共产党的优秀党员和杰出的建设人才刘秀峰. Sohu (in Chinese). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Liu Kai
Mayor of Baoding
1945
Succeeded by
Li Zemin
Preceded by Mayor of Shijiazhuang
1949
Succeeded by
Mao Duo
Preceded by Minister of Construction Engineering
1954–1964
Succeeded by