Liu Zhiren

After graduation in 1986, Liu became an official in Mayang Miao Autonomous County and five months later became a quality inspector at Liuduzhai Reservoir in Longhui County. In June 1987, he was assigned to the Hunan Provincial Water Resources and Hydropower Department, and served for over five years.^[3] In March 1993, he moved to the Comprehensive Investment Department of Hunan Provincial Economic Construction Investment Company, where he was deputy general manager in July 1994 and general manager in July 1996.^[3] In November 2002, he was made chairman of the Zhangjiajie Airport Industrial Co., Ltd., but having held the position for only six months.^[3] In June 2003, he became deputy general manager of Hunan Airport Management Group Co., Ltd., rising to general manager in August 2007.^[3] He also served as director of Hunan Provincial Airport Management Bureau from September 2012 to December 2016.^[3]

In December 2016, Liu was named acting mayor of Chenzhou, confirmed in January 2017.^[3] He rose to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in March 2021.^[3] In March 2022, he was transferred to Xiangtan and appointed party secretary.^[3] In August 2024, he was chosen as director of the Environmental Resources Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress.^[3][5]

On 28 December 2024, Liu surrendered himself to and is cooperating with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Supervisory Commission for investigation of "suspected violations of disciplines and laws".^[4] He is the fourth party secretary to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog, after Dai Daojin, Xiang Lili, and Yi Pengfei.^[4] He is also the third party secretary to be disgraced by China's top anticorruption watchdog, after Chen Sanxin and Cao Jiongfang.