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Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 12/2/2007
Career Data Updated: 12/2/2007

PHOTO: Liu Qi
Liu Qi 刘淇
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro; Chairman, Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing Municipality; Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee, Beijing Municipality
Born: 1942

Biography

Liu Qi, male, 59, Han nationality, is a native of Wujin, Jiangsu Province. Lui was born in November 1942, joined the CPC in September 1975 and entered the workforce in June 1968. Liu graduated from the Metallurgical Department of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, majoring in iron smelting. With a postgraduate education, he holds the professional title of Senior Engineer, equivalent in rank to the title of Professor.

Liu worked in Wuhan in the iron and steel industry throughout from the 1960s through the 1980s. By 1990 he was manager of Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, one of China's largest steel plants. Later in the 1990s, he moved to Beijing as minister of Metallurgy and later as minister of Metallurgical Industry. In the late 1990s, Liu was active in Beijing Party affairs and in government, becoming secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and mayor of Beijing.

Liu was an alternate member of the 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees. Liu is a member of the Politboro of the 17th CPC Central Committee, a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee.

Career Data

2007— Chairman, Chinese Olympic Committee Beijing Municipality
2007— Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2007— Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002— Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Beijing Municipality
1999—2002 Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
1998—1999 Vice-Mayor, People's Government Beijing Municipality
1998—2002 Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Beijing Municipality
1998— Beijing Municipality (Candidate for Mayor of Beijing.)
1997—2002 Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1993—1998 Secretary, Ministry of Metallurgical Industry CPC, Leading Party Group
1993—1998 Minister, Ministry of Metallurgical Industry
1992—1997 Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1990—1993 Manager, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company
1985—1993 Member, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company CPC, Party Committee, Standing Committee
1985—1990 First Deputy Manager, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company
1983—1985 Deputy Director, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Steel Works
1983—1985 Head, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Production Department
1978—1983 Technician and Deputy Head, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Steel Works, No.3 Blast Furnace
1975 Joined, CPC
1968—1978 Gas Controller, Furnaceman and Founder, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Steel Works, No.2 Blast Furnace
1964—1968 Student, Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, Metallurgical Department (Postgraduate, majoring in iron smelting.)
1959—1964 Student, Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, Metallurgical Department (Majored in iron smelting.)

Recent Travel & Appearances

30 Nov 08 Hu Jintao addressed members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
28 Nov 08 Hu Jintao chaired a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee.
11 Nov 08 Hu Jintao attended the opening ceremony of the fifth national congress of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF).
12 Oct 08 Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at the third Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
08 Oct 08 Hu Jintao met with representatives of the organizations and individuals who made major contributions to the relief work after the May 12 earthquake.
01 Oct 08 Hu Jintao and other top leaders laid flower baskets at the monument in Tian'anmen Square to mark the 59th anniversary of the country's founding.
29 Sep 08 Wen Jiabao addresseed the reception to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
28 Sep 08 Hu Jintao chaired the meeting of the CPC Central Committee's politburo.
25 Sep 08 Wu Bangguo and Senior leaders applaused as they watch the launching of the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft.
20 Sep 08 Wen Jiabao addressed a seminar for the country's ministerial-level official.


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