Liu Haixing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Haixing (Chinese: 刘海星; born April 1963) is a Chinese diplomat and politician, currently serving as executive deputy director of the Office of the Central National Security Commission (ministerial-level).

Liu Haixing
刘海星
Liu in 2016
Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the Central National Security Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2022
Preceded by	Chen Wenqing
Personal details
Born	April 1963 (age 62) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Zhang Meifang
Children	1
Parent	Liu Shuqing [zh]
Alma mater	Beijing Foreign Studies University International School of Public Administration National School of Administration
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘海星
Traditional Chinese	劉海星
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Hǎixīng

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1][2] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Liu was born in Beijing, in April 1963, to Liu Shuqing [zh], a diplomat and politician.^[3] His ancestral home is in Jiangyin, Jiangsu.^[3]

After graduating from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1985, he joined the Foreign Service.^[3] From 1987 to 1988, he studied at the International School of Public Administration in Paris, France.^[3] He returned to China in 1988 and continued to work at the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[3] From 1994 to 1996, he studied at the National School of Administration.^[3] After working in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for two years, he was appointed first secretary of the Chinese Embassy in France in 1998.^[3] In 2002, he became counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations.^[3] He was made deputy director of the Western Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2003, and served until 2009, when he was chosen as envoy of the Chinese Embassy in France.^[3] In 2012, he succeeded Li Ruiyu [zh] as director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post he kept until 2015.^[3] In 2015, he was promoted to become assistant foreign minister, a position he held until 2017.^[3]

In March 2018, he took office as vice chairperson of the Supervision and Judicial Committee of the National People's Congress.

Personal life

Liu married diplomat Zhang Meifang, who bore him a daughter.