Liu Yuan (PRC general)

Liu Yuan
刘源
Political commissar of the General Logistics Department
In office
December 2010 – December 2015
Preceded bySun Dafa
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science
In office
December 2005 – December 2010
Preceded byWen Zongren
Succeeded bySun Sijing
Personal details
Born (1951-02-22) 22 February 1951 (age 73)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Parent(s)Liu Shaoqi
Wang Guangmei
Alma materCapital Normal University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1992–2015
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yuán

Liu Yuan (Chinese: 刘源; born 22 February 1951) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a former politician. He served as the last political commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department and prior to that, political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science.[1] Before his military career, he served as vice mayor of Zhengzhou and vice governor of Henan. He is the son of Liu Shaoqi, former president of China.

  1. ^ Page, Jeremy "Princeling" General Attracts Notice with Criticism of Party. China Realtime Report, The Wall Street Journal, 23 May 2011.