Cheng Liancheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jilin City, Jilin Province. He joined the CPC in 1950 and graduated from Jilin Mechano-Electrical School. Cheng studied at the People's University of China until 1960.
Cheng spent the early part of his career working in the organization department of the CPC Industry Department Committee of the Northeast People's Government. In the late 1950's he served as section chief of the State Planning Commission. Cheng held leading Party positions at the Beijing No. 2 Conventional Machinery Plant, and subsequently became vice minister of the 7th Ministry of Machine-Building Industry. In 1982, he was elected vice minister of the Astronautics Industry.
Cheng Liancheng was a standing committee member of the 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees.