Liu Guozhong | |||||||
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| 刘国中 | |||||||
 Liu in 2023 | |||||||
| Vice Premier of China | |||||||
| Assumed office 12 March 2023 | |||||||
| Premier | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Party Secretary of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 31 July 2020 – 27 November 2022 | |||||||
| Deputy | Zhao Yide (Governor) | ||||||
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Yide | ||||||
| Governor of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 4 January 2018 – 2 August 2020 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Yide | ||||||
| Governor of Jilin | |||||||
| In office 12 December 2016 – 2 January 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Jiang Chaoliang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jing Junhai | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1962 (age 63) | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nanjing Institute of Technology Harbin Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Cabinet | Li Qiang Government | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉國中 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘国中 | ||||||
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Liu Guozhong (Chinese:刘国中;pinyin:Liú Guózhōng; born July 1962) is a Chinese politician and a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party who has served as avice premier of China since March 2023.
He began his career inHeilongjiang province before serving stints at theAll-China Federation of Trade Unions and asdeputy party secretary of Sichuan. He had served as Governor ofJilin andShaanxi from 2016 to 2020. He served as theParty Secretary of Shaanxi from 2020 to 2022.
Liu was born inWangkui County,Heilongjiang province. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1986. He attended theNanjing Institute of Technology where he majored in artillery system fuse design and manufacturing, and has a graduate degree from theHarbin Institute of Technology.
Liu began his political career in the General Office of the provincial government of Heilongjiang, serving as a clerk, deputy chief clerk and chief clerk in the Comprehensive Planning Division of the Economic Commission in 1990. He served as a chief clerk in the First Division of the General Office of the Heilongjiang provincial government in 1993. He became the deputy director of the First Division in 1996, becoming its director in 1998. In 2000, he became the deputy director of the Research Office of the provincial government, becoming its director in 2003.[1]
He became the deputy director of Research and party secretary ofHegang in 2004. He was appointed a member of the Heilongjiangprovincial party standing committee in April 2007,[1] then the secretary-general of the party committee in May the same year, and in September 2011, named executive vice governor of Heilongjiang.[2]
In October 2013, Liu was named a member of the Secretariat of theAll-China Federation of Trade Unions.[3]
In February 2016, he was transferred to become deputy party secretary of Sichuan. He served for ten months, before being transferred toJilin to become actinggovernor, confirmed by the provincial People's Congress on January 19, 2017.[4]
In December 2017, he was appointed as deputy party secretary ofShaanxi.[5] Later he was appointed as theGovernor.[6] In July 2020, he was appointed to be the party secretary of Shaanxi succeedingHu Heping. During his tenure in September 2021, Xi'an hosted theNational Games of China; Liu said the games would help achieve theChinese Dream.[7] He also saw Shaanxi's response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[8] He was succeeded asParty secretary of Shaanxi on 27 November 2022, being succeeded byZhao Yide.
After the20th Party National Congress, he was elected as a member of theCCP Politburo.[9] In January 2023, he visitedSichuan andChongqing, calling for stronger medical response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10] On 12 March 2023, he was appointed as avice premier of China. His portfolio included agriculture and rural affairs,[11] health,[12] poverty alleviation,[13] and meteorology.[14]
Liu toured Beijing and Hebei in August 2023, after floods and mudslides hit Xi'an.[15] In September 2023, Liu visited North Korea to attend the country's 75thnational day parade. Liu also met with North Korean leaderKim Jong Un.[16] In January 2024, Liu visited Uganda to attend theNon-Aligned Movement summit and the Third South Summit.[17] In May 2024, addressing the members of theChinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Liu said China needed to "systematically plan its population policy and increase social support for childbearing to alleviate the financial burdens associated with parenthood and children’s education".[18] In February 2025, he visitedJunlian County hospital after landslides in the county.[19] In August 2025, he visitedFoshan afterchikungunya fever outbreak in the city.[20] In October 2025, he visited theLiangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture inSichuan, calling China to step up the prevention and control of major infectious diseases such asHIV/AIDS, as well as measures to combat poverty.[21]
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| Preceded by Zhang Xingfu | Party Secretary ofHegang 2004–2007 | Succeeded by Zhu Qingwen |
| Preceded by | Deputy Party Secretary of Sichuan 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Hu Heping | Party Secretary of Shaanxi 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Jilin 2016–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Shaanxi 2018–2020 | Succeeded by |
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