Liu Zhongde (; 5 May 1933 – 25 May 2012) was a politician of

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, he was a standing committee member of the 9th and 10th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

, and a member of the 14th CCP Central Committee, he served as

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

from December 1992 to March 1998, as deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party from June 1990 to 1998, as deputy secretary general of the State Council from May 1988 to 1990, and vice chairman of the

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. Th ...

from June 1985 to May 1988.

Biography

Liu was born in Ji'an County, Tonghua Province,

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially known as the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of Great Manchuria thereafter, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945. It was ostens ...

in May 1933, he entered Harbin Institute of Technology in 1953, after graduation, he worked as a teacher in his alma mater, he was transferred to Southeast University in 1962. In June 1985, Liu served as vice chairman of the

, then served as deputy secretary general of the State Council in 1988. In 1990, he worked as a deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party until 1998. From 1992 to 1998, he served as

. Liu died in May 2012 in Beijing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Zhongde 1933 births 2012 deaths People from Ji'an Harbin Institute of Technology alumni Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jilin Ministers of culture of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China politicians from Jilin Academic staff of Harbin Institute of Technology