Liu Hesheng

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisLiu.

Liu Hesheng
Lưu hòa sinh
Chairman of Yueyang People's Congress
In office April 2018 – December 2019
Preceded by	Hu Zhongxiong
Succeeded by	Wang Yi'ou
Communist Party Secretary of Yueyang
In office February 2018 – December 2019
Preceded by	Hu Zhongxiong
Succeeded by	Wang Yi'ou
Mayor of Yueyang
In office July 2015 – February 2018
Preceded by	Sheng Ronghua
Succeeded by	Li Aiwu
Personal details
Born	January 1962 (age 62) Qidong County,Hunan,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party(1984–2021; expelled)
Alma mater	Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology Xiangtan University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	LưuHòaSinh
Traditional Chinese	LưuHòaSinh
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Héshēng

Liu Hesheng(Chinese:Lưu hòa sinh;born January 1962) is a former Chinese politician who served asmayor and party secretary of Yueyangfrom 2015 to 2019, and chairman of Yueyang People's Congress from 2018 to 2019. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2020.

Biography

Liu was born inQidong County,Hunan,in January 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he enrolled in Hengyang Branch of Hunan Agricultural College (now Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology). He also studied atXiangtan University,Central Party Schooland theUniversity of Baltimoreas a part-time student.

After graduating in 1981, he was despatched to Qidong County Bureau of Agriculture as an official. He joined theChinese Communist Party(CCP) in November 1984. In January 1988, he was transferred to the capitalChangshaand assigned to the Organization Department of CCP Hunan Provincial Committee. In October 2000, he was reassigned toYou County,a county under the jurisdiction ofZhuzhou,where he was appointed party secretary, the top political position in the county. One year later, he was recalled to Changsha and became vice president of Hunan Federation of Trade Unions. In June 2006, he was transferred to centralLoudicity and admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Loudi Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In September, he was made secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts. In June 2010, he rose to become executive vice mayor. In May 2013, he was appointed deputy party secretary ofChenzhou,he remained in that position until June 2015, when he was transferred toYueyangand named acting mayor of the city. He was installed as mayor the next month.He moved up the ranks to become party secretary in February 2018 and chairman of Yueyang People's Congress in April of that same year.In January 2020, he took office of vice chairperson of theHunan People's Congress Social Development Affairs Committee,but having held the position for only three months, while he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws".

Downfall

On 21 April 2020, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and theNational Supervisory Commission,the highest anti-corruption agency of China.Liu became the sixth top political official in cities and prefectures of Hunan province to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog since China's continuesanti-corruption battleat all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party was launched in 2012, behindLi Dalun,Cheng Haibo,Li Yilong,Ma YongandChen Sanxin.On August 11, his qualification for delegates to the 13th Hunan Congress was terminated. He was detained by the Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate on October 26.On December 20, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.

On 14 July 2021, he was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office.