Liu Yongzhi

Born in Yanling County, Henan Province, Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1963.^{[citation needed]}

In April 1999, he was appointed to be the director of the political department and a standing committee member of the CCP committee of the Nanjing Military Region. In December 2000, he became the vice political commissar of the Region. In October 2002, he was transferred to the Lanzhou Military Region and promoted to political commissar and secretary of the CCP committee there. Since December 2004, he has served as vice director of the PLA General Political Department and as a member of its CCP committee.^{[citation needed]}

Liu attained the rank of major general in June 1991, lieutenant general in July 2000, and general on June 24, 2006.^[1] He was a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.