Liu Zhijun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Ezhou City, Hubei Province. He was born in 1953, entered the work force in 1972 and joined the CPC in 1973. He was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. Liu Zhijun was elected Minister of the Ministry of Railways in 2003, and was Secretary of Leading Party Group of Ministry of Railways from 2002 to 2011. In February 2011, Liu was removed from the post of Minister of Railways and Secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Group.
Liu Zhijun was a removed as a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee in May, 2012. In July 2013, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power.