Li Liguo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yutian County, Hebei Province. He was born in 1953, entered the work force in 1970 and joined the CPC in 1974. Li Holds a Master Degree from Northeast University (It was called Northeast Engineering Institute before 2010). The early 23 years of his career from 1970 to 1993, Li had worked in Liaoning Province. Li was moved to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as Secretary General of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee in 1993 and had been worked there for 10 years. From 2003 to 2010, Li was Deputy Minister and Executive Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs Ministry.
Li was promoted as Minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs on June 2010 (re-elected in 2013). He served as minister until 2016.
He is a member of the 18th CPC Central Committee. In 2013 he became Deputy Director of the National Committee for Disaster Reduction. In January of 2017 Li was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for negligence.