Liu Zhongyi

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Liu Zhongyi
Lưu trung nhất
Minister of Agriculture of China
In office June 1990 – April 1993
Premier	Li Peng
Preceded by	He Kang
Succeeded by	Liu Jiang
Personal details
Born	October 1930 Wuhan,Hubei,China
Died	January 5, 2020(2020-01-05)(aged 89) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhongyuan University

Liu Zhongyi(Chinese:Lưu trung nhất;October 1930 – 5 January 2020) was a Chinese politician who served asMinister of Agriculturefrom 1990 to 1993 and Vice Minister of theNational Development and Reform Commissionfrom 1985 to 1990.

Biography

Liu was born in October 1930 inWuhan,Hubei,Republic of China. He also used the namesLiu Xinglu(Lưu hưng lỗ) andLiu Youting(Lưu hữu đình). In February 1949, he enlisted in thePeople's Liberation Armyduring theChinese Civil War.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he studied statistics at Zhongyuan University (Trung nguyên đại học) from 1951 to 1952, and joined theChinese Communist Partyin October 1954.From May 1956, he worked in the hydraulics department of theState Planning Commission.During theCultural Revolution,he wassent to the countrysideto perform manual labor.

In 1978, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Conservancy Planning Bureau of theNational Development and Reform Commission(NDRC), and was promoted to Director in 1982. He was promoted to Vice Minister of the NDRC in 1985.In June 1990, he was appointedMinister of Agriculture,serving until April 1993, when he became Deputy Director of theDevelopment Research Center of the State Council.

Liu was a member of the14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party(1992–1997). From 1998 to 2003 he was a Standing Committee member of the9th National People's Congress,and served as Vice Chairman of theNational People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

Liu died on 5 January 2020 in Beijing, aged 89.