Liu Qi (; born November 3, 1942 in
Wujin
Wujin District (; postal: ''Wutsin'') is a district under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2005 Wujin was ranked as 8th in the top 100 best cities and counties in mainland China.
History
In ...
,
Changzhou,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
) is a retired Chinese politician. He formerly served as the
Communist Party Secretary of
Beijing
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, and also a member of the
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He was also the President of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Organizing Committee.
Biography and career
* Graduated from
Beijing 101 Middle School and the metallurgical department of the
Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, and majored in
iron smelting. With a postgraduate education, Liu holds the professional title of ''
senior engineer''.
* Mayor of Beijing, 1999-2003. He was succeeded by
Meng Xuenong
Meng Xuenong (; born August 1949) is a Chinese politician. Meng worked as a factory worker in Beijing before getting involved in politics through the local Communist Youth League organization. He was the Vice Mayor of Beijing between 1993 and 200 ...
, who was replaced by
Wang Qishan after the
SARS outbreak.
* Head of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (
BOBICO).
* Named as one 100 most influential people of 2007 by ''Time'' magazine.
* Head of the
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Subject of human rights litigation
On February 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (in case citations, N.D. Cal.) is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, D ...
by the San Francisco-based human rights organization, the
Center for Justice and Accountability. The plaintiffs in that case alleged that, as mayor of Beijing, Liu was responsible for formulating security policy and had control over the local police. The police were in turn alleged to have tortured the plaintiffs with beatings, electric shock, and forced feedings through tubes inserted through the plaintiffs' noses. The court issued a
declaratory judgment that Liu was responsible for violating the defendants' rights to be free from torture and arbitrary detention.
[''Id.'' at 1334.] However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trials, or findings of fact on the issues presented.
References
External links
China Vitae biography
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1942 births
Living people
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
Mayors of Beijing
Politicians from Changzhou
2008 Summer Olympics
Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
Recipients of the Olympic Order
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
Members of the 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Sportspeople from Changzhou