Liu Guoqiang

Liu Guoqiang (; born December 1953) is a former Chinese politician. He spent his entire career in his home-province Liaoning. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in July 2020, and has since retired. Prior to that, he served as vice-chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from 2013 to 2017, vice-governor of Liaoning from 2001 to 2013, and mayor of Benxi from 2000 to 2001. He was a delegate to the 10th and 11th National People's Congress.

In November 2022, Liu was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery. Then he became the vice-chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and served in the post until his retirement in January 2017.

Investigation On July 13, 2020, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws", the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.

On January 11, 2021, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and dismissed from public office. Prosecutors signed an arrest order for him on January 22.

On November 8, 2022, Liu was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes over 352 million yuan (48 million U.S. dollars) by the Tianjin First Intermediate People's Court.

Personal life Liu married Chen Chiping , who died in a plane crash on June 1, 2009. Liu and his late wife were alleged to have used public money to pay for an expensive overseas holiday disguised as a business trip.