Liu Yuanjie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yuanjie (Chinese: 刘远节; born 24 March 1937) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District from 1994 to 1998.

Liu Yuanjie
刘远节
Political Commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District
In office March 1994 – July 1998
Commander	Wen Yuzhu
Preceded by	Zhang Hongyuan
Succeeded by	Huang Zhizhong
Personal details
Born	Liu Chunhua (1937-03-24) 24 March 1937 You County, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	You County No. 1 High School
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1956–1998
Rank	Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘远节
Traditional Chinese	劉遠節
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Yuǎnjié
Liu Chunhua
Simplified Chinese	刘春华
Traditional Chinese	劉春華
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Chūnhuá

Liu was a representative of the 14th and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Liu was born Liu Chunhua (刘春华) in the town of Taoshui, You County, Hunan, on 24 March 1937. He attended You County No. 1 High School. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in March 1956, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1959. He served in the 55th Army for a long time, ultimately being appointed director of the Political Department in 1983. In August 1985, he became director of the Political Department of the 42nd Group Army (now 74th Group Army), he remained in that position until April 1986, when he was chosen as political commissar of the 41st Group Army (now 75th Group Army). In March 1994, he was promoted to become political commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District, a position he held until his retirement in July 1998.