Liu Yuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Ning County, Hunan Province. Liu was the son of Former Chairman of PRC, Liu Shaoqi. He was born in 1951, and graduated from History Department at Beijing Normal University. He was promoted to Major-General Rank in 1992, in 2003 to Lieutenant general and to General in 2009. Liu was Deputy Political Commissar of General Logistics Department of PLA from 2003 to 2005. He served as Political Commissar of Academy of Military Sciences from 2005 to 2011.
General Liu is a Member of 17th CPC Central Committee and in 2011, he became Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department