Liu Yongqing

Liu Yongqing
刘永清
Liu Yongqing in 2010
Spouse of the paramount leader of China
In role
15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012
Paramount LeaderHu Jintao
Preceded byWang Yeping
Succeeded byPeng Liyuan
Spouse of the President of China
In role
15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013
PresidentHu Jintao
Preceded byWang Yeping
Succeeded byPeng Liyuan
Personal details
Born (1940-10-03) 3 October 1940 (age 84)
Chongqing, Republic of China
SpouseHu Jintao
ChildrenHu Haifeng (son)
RelativesChang Zhiqing (uncle)
Alma materTsinghua University
Liu Yongqing
Traditional Chinese劉永清
Simplified Chinese刘永清
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yǒngqīng

Liu Yongqing (born 3 October 1940) is the wife of Hu Jintao, the former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China. Traditionally, Liu Yongqing's role would be primarily domestic, but Liu often accompanied her husband on his official trips to foreign countries and made personal appearances at charities and cultural institutions all over the world.