Liu Xiaojiang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Ji’an County, Jiangxi Province. He was born in 1949, joined the PLA in 1970, studied at Chinese Department of Heilongjiang University in 1972. Liu was promoted to Major General in 1993 and changed his rank to Rear Admiral of Navy PLA in 1998. In 2002, he was promoted to Vice Admiral of Navy of the PLA. From 2001 to 2008, General Liu served as Deputy Political Commissar of Navy of the PLA and Secretary of CPC Party Committee Discipline Inspection Committee of Navy PLA. Currently, he serves as Political Commissar of Navy of the PLA and Member of 17th CPC Central Committee.