Liu Guanxiong

Liu Guanxiong
劉冠雄
Minister of Navy of the Republic of China
In office
30 March 1912 – 30 June 1916
Preceded byHuang Zhongying
Succeeded byCheng Biguang
In office
15 July 1917 – 3 December 1919
Preceded bySa Zhenbing
Succeeded bySa Zhenbing
Personal details
Born(1861-06-07)7 June 1861
Houguan County, Fujian,  Qing dynasty
Died24 June 1927(1927-06-24) (aged 66)
Tianjin, Beiyang government Republic of China
AwardsOrder or Rank and Merit
Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain
Order of Wen-Hu
Military service
Allegiance Qing dynasty
Beiyang government Republic of China
Empire of China
Branch/service Imperial Chinese Navy
Republic of China Navy
Commands Admiral
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War

Liu Guanxiong (Chinese: 劉冠雄; 1861, Fuzhou, Fujian – 1927, Tianjin) was a Chinese Admiral from the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China who was Navy Minister of China, from 1912 to 1916 and from 1917 to 1919. When he was young he entered the Navy College of Fuzhou and was sent abroad to Britain. He was named Minister of the Navy and Commander-in-Chief upon the founding of the Republic of China. He was also Minister of Education (1913) and Transportation Minister (1912). During Yuan Shikai's rule as Emperor in 1915 he was named a Duke. Liu turned to Duan Qirui soon after Yuan's death, but the Chinese fleet became fractured and split due to Duan's refusal to validate the abolished Constitution.