Liu Keqing

Liu Keqing (born in May 1955, Chinese: 刘可清), born in Zhouning County, Fujian Province, is a Chinese politician. Liu has held the positions of vice chairman and deputy party secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He served as a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, a member of the 8th and 9th Fujian Provincial Committees of the Chinese Communist Party, and a deputy to the 10th and 11th Fujian Provincial People's Congress.

Biography

Liu Keqing commenced employment in March 1973 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1975. During his formative years, Liu served as a sent-down teenager in the Wusi Tea Farm in Zhouning County. Subsequently, he was employed in the Zhouning County Office for Educated Youth. He pursued studies in political education at Ningde Teachers College from 1978 to 1980. Subsequent to graduation, he was employed at the Zhouning County Personnel Bureau, where he progressively occupied roles as a staff member, deputy director, director of the Organization Department Office, and acting party secretary of Qibu Township. He held the position of Deputy County Magistrate and was assigned to the Putian County Government as Deputy County Magistrate from 1991 to 1993, during which he underwent training at the Party School of the Fujian Provincial Committee.

In September 1993, Liu was designated Deputy Party Secretary of Putian County and subsequently held the positions of Acting County Magistrate and County Magistrate. Between 1995 and 1998, he participated in training programs for young and middle-aged officials while obtaining a master's degree in Economic Management at the CCP Central Party School. In 1996, he ascended to the position of Party Secretary of Putian County.

In 1998, he was appointed as Assistant to the Mayor of Putian and subsequently served as Vice Mayor from 1999 to 2000. During this period, he furthermore held the position of deputy director of the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on secondment.

In December 2000, Liu was named deputy director and Party Member of the Fujian Provincial Department of Land and Resources, thereafter ascending to the positions of Party Secretary and Director. In May 2005, he was appointed as Deputy Party Secretary in Zhangzhou City, overseeing the operations of the Zhangzhou Municipal Committee of the CCP. The same month, he was formally designated as Party Secretary of Zhangzhou, and from 2007, he also held the position of Chairman of the Zhangzhou Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee.

In February 2011, Liu was designated Deputy Party Secretary and Acting Mayor of Xiamen, subsequently holding the position of Mayor until February 2015. From 2015 to 2018, he held the positions of Vice Chairman and Deputy Party Secretary of the Fujian Provincial CPPCC.