Biography and Career
- Graduated from Beijing 101 Middle School and the Metallurgical Department of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, and majored in iron smelting. With a postgraduate education, Liu holds the professional title of Senior Engineer.
- Mayor of Beijing, 1999-2003. He was succeeded by Meng Xuenong, who was replaced by Wang Qishan after the SARS outbreak.
- Head of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO).
- Named as one 100 most influential people of 2007 by Time magazine.
- Head of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Games.
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