Liu Yang is a member of the State Council and the daughter of Liu Ruilong, who was vice minister of agriculture during the Cultural Revolution. She was in the spotlight in 2009 when her daughter Yang Fan, who was born in China but who has been working in Hong Kong for years, choose to give birth in Hong Kong rather than the mainland. She is a member of the Politburo.

Born: 1945

Birthplace: Nantong, Jiangsu

Country of Citizenship: China

Profession: Politician

Marital Status: Married

Education: PhD in Politics, Jilin University

Career:

2012- Politburo member

2008- State Councilor

2008-2010 Deputy Secretary, Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad CPC Leading Party Group

2008-2010 Vice-Chairman, Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad

2008- Member, State Council CPC Leading Party Group

2007- Member, 17th CPC Central Committee

2007- Member, 17th CPC Central Committee, Politburo

2003-2008 Vice-Chairman, 10th CPPCC National Committee

2003-2008 Member, 10th CPPCC, National Committee CPC Leading Party Group

2002-2007 Member, 16th CPC Central Committee

2002-2007 Head, CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department

2001-2005 Vice-Chair, Soong Ching Ling Foundation

1998-2003 Member, 9th CPPCC National Committee Standing Committee

1997-2002 Alternate Member, 15th CPC Central Committee

1995-2003 Secretary, Central Socialist Academy CPC Leading Party Group

1995-2002 Deputy Director, CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department

1994-1998 Student, Jilin University, Administration College Jilin Province, Changchun City (Received Doctorate)

1993-1998 Member, 8th CPPCC National Committee Standing Committee

1991-1995 Deputy Secretary-General, CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department

1991-1995 Chair, All-China Youth Federation

1988-1993 Member, 7th Standing Committee of the NPC

Secretary-General, Youth Ideological Education Research Center

Deputy Director, Youth Ideological Education Research Center

Member, Sino-Japanese Friendship Association

Vice-President, China Inventor's Association

President, China Youth Development Foundation

1983-1988 Member, 6th CPPCC National Committee,Standing Committee

1982-1991 President, All-China Youth Federation

1982-1991 Vice-President, All-China Youth Federation

1982-1991 Member, CYLC Central Committee Secretariat

1982-1991 Executive Secretary, CYLC Central Committee

1981-1982 Deputy Secretary, CPC District Committee, Beijing Chaoyang District

1980-1981 Cadre, CPC Municipal Committee Organization Department, Beijing Municipality

1978-1980 Deputy Secretary, Beijing Chemical Plant CPC Party Committee, Beijing Municipality

1972-1978 Political Director, Beijing Chemical Plant Beijing Municipality

1972-1978 Team Leader, Beijing Chemical Plant Beijing Municipality

1964-1970 Student, Tsinghua University, Chemical Engineering Department Beijing Municipality

1964 Joined CPC