[1] Liu was born in Dingxiang County, Shanxi, in October 1931.

[2] After the establishment of the Communist State, he worked in central China's Hunan province.

[2] In March 1982, he was appointed First Communist Party Secretary of Changsha, a position he held until February 1983.

[2] He rose to become chairman of the Hunan People's Congress in 1998, a position he held for ten years.

[2] He was a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.