Liu Yongqing (born 3 October 1940), is the wife of
Hu Jintao, the former
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...
and
President of the People’s Republic of China. Traditionally, Liu Yongqing’s role would be primarily domestic, but Liu often accompanied her husband on his official trips to foreign countries and made personal appearances at charities and cultural institutions all over the world.
Biography
Liu Yongqing was born in 1940 in
Chongqing and attended Bashu High School. She met her husband at
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education.
The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...
in Beijing. Later she worked for Beijing's city planning committee. As with her husband, Liu's life and background are not widely known among foreign observers. She received virtually no public attention before
Hu Jintao's
leadership
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. Hu himself has preferred to stay out of the public eye and tended to avoid publicity during his political career.
Children
Hu Jintao and Liu Yongqing have two grown children – a son named
Hu Haifeng and a daughter named Hu Haiqing, both of whom were educated at the
Tsinghua University
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The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...
. Haifeng is a businessman. Haiqing was married in 2003, at the age of 33, to Mao Daolin.
References
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1940 births
Living people
Hu Jintao family
Tsinghua University alumni
Spouses of national leaders
Place of birth missing (living people)