Liu Zhenwu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nanxian County, Hunan province. He was born in 1944, and joined the PLA in 1961. Liu was promoted to the rank of major general in 1990, to the rank of lieutenant general in 1997, and to the General in 2004. Liu has held leading posts with the 42nd Army of the ground force. He was commander of the Guangzhou Military Region from 2002 to 2007. Liu was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and from 2007 to 2009, he served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, PLA. Currently, he is Deputy Director of 11th NPC Foreign Affairs Committee.