Liu Yongzhong

Liu Yongzhong (; born December 1956) is a retired Chinese politician from Jiangsu Province. He served as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.

Biography Liu was born in Danyang, Jiangsu, in December 1956. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1976 and began his career in January 1977. His early work was in local youth organizations in Danyang, before pursuing higher education at the East China University of Water Resources, where he studied agricultural water engineering from 1981 to 1984.

After graduation, Liu returned to political work in Danyang, successively serving as secretary of the Communist Youth League county committee and later as township party secretary. In 1986, he became deputy director of the Zhenjiang Municipal Research Office, and in 1987 he was appointed deputy party secretary of Danyang. He later held positions as director of the Zhenjiang Broadcasting Bureau and head of the city’s agricultural and economic commissions. By the mid-1990s, Liu had risen to the position of executive vice mayor of Zhenjiang, while also pursuing graduate studies in economics at the CCP's Central Party School.

In 2001, Liu was transferred to Lianyungang, where he served as acting mayor and later as mayor until 2008. He was then appointed Party Secretary of Huai'an, concurrently serving as chairman of the Huai'an Municipal People’s Congress.

Throughout his political career, Liu was a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a deputy to the 10th and 11th National People's Congress, a member of the 12th Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and a deputy to the 11th and 12th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.