China Vitae : Biography of Liu Jiyuan

Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/23/2003
Career Data Updated: 7/5/2007

Liu Jiyuan 刘济源

General Manger of the China Aerospace Corporation

Born: 1933

Birthplace: Shanxi Province, Xingxian County

Biography

Liu Jiyuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xingxian County, Shanxi Province. He was born in 1933, joined the CPC in 1952, and graduated from a technological college in Moscow, USSR in 1960.

Liu Jiyuan has been involved in the astronautics and aerospace industry his entire career. He served as a vice-minister of the Ministry of Astronautics Industry in 1984 and a vice-minister of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry in 1988. He contributed to the design of the control system of long-range carrier rockets. He was a member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and member of the standing committee of the 9th NPC.

Liu is the general manager of the China Aerospace Corporation, a post he has held since 1993.