Qiu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jiangsu province. He was born in 1936.
Qiu, a professor at Hefei Polytechnic University, is an important member of the China Zhi Gong Party, a public interest party. He was a convener of the Anhui Provincial Preparatory Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party and, in 1997, was elected secretary-general of the 11th Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party.
Qiu was a member of the 8th CPPCC National Committee and a member of its Subcommittee for Handling Proposals.