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Liu Jiang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He was born in 1940, graduated from the Shihezi Agricultural College in 1964.

Liu has spent his career working on issues of agriculture and development. His effort to establish modern chicken farms helped solve shortages of chicken and eggs in the capital. Liu‘s name has been linked with the "shopping basket project" -- a project to ensure an adequate supply of vegetables, meat, eggs and other non-staple food to the Chinese population. In order to solve the problem, in 1988 China launched the "shopping basket project" -- building a number of farm produce centers throughout the country.

He was a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee.

Liu Jiang is vice-minister of the State Development Planning Commission, a post he has held since 1998.

Recent Career Data

1999—????	Member, State Academic Degrees Committee
1998—????	Deputy Head, Aid-the-Poor Projects, Leading Group
1998—	Vice-Minister, National Development and Reform Commission
1997—????	Chairman, Beijing Greening Committee Beijing Municipality
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1993—1998	Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
1990—1993	Vice-Minister, National Development and Reform Commission
1986—1990	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
	Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School (Studied Modern Economic Administration)
1982—1986	Deputy Secretary, Animal Husbandry Bureau CPC, Party Committee Beijing Municipality