Liu Fangren, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wugong, Shaanxi Province. Liu was born in 1936, joined the CPC in 1954 and graduated from Shenyang Building Materials Engineering College.
Liu spent the early years of his career as a worker, technician and manager of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry before becoming deputy secretary of the CPC Jiujiang City Committee. In 1983, he became 1st Political Commissar of the Jiujiang Military Sub-Area Command. He later became chairman of the 7th CPPCC Jiangxi Provincial Committee and chairman of the standing committee of the 9th Guizhou Provincial People's Congress.
Liu was an alternate member of the 13th and 14th CPC Central Committees, a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and a deputy to the 8th and 9th NPC.