Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 5/30/2006
Career Data Updated: 10/3/2006
Liu Yi 刘毅
Vice-Chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Henan Province, Fanxian County
Biography
Liu Yi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Fanxian, Henan province. He was born in 1953, joined the CPC in 1980, and began work in August 1969. He graduated from the Central Party School. Liu is a senior engineer.
Liu began his career at the Xinxiang General Machine Plant in Henan province, and subsequently transferred to the Beijing Metallurgy Equipment Research Institute under the Ministry of Metallurgy, where he served as deputy director of the general office in 1986 and secretary of the CPC committee in 1993. He held leading Party positions with the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government throughout the late 1990s, and became vice-chairman of the region in 2001.
