Office1: | Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force | ||||||
Term Start1: | December 2015 | ||||||
Term End1: | January 2017 | ||||||
Predecessor1: | New title | ||||||
Successor1: | Zheng Weiping | ||||||
Office2: | Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region | ||||||
Term Start2: | December 2009 | ||||||
Term End2: | December 2015 | ||||||
Predecessor2: | Fu Tinggui | ||||||
Successor2: | Position revoked | ||||||
Liu Fulian | |||||||
Native Name: | 刘福连 | ||||||
Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
Birth Place: | Lai'an County, Anhui, China | ||||||
Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Alma Mater: | PLA Army Infantry Academy | ||||||
Allegiance: | China | ||||||
Serviceyears: | 1970–2017 | ||||||
Rank: | General | ||||||
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Liu Fulian (; born August 1952) is a retired general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.
Liu was born in Lai'an County, Anhui province. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1970, and began work as a clerk. He rose through the ranks serving in mostly political roles, such as political liaison, political instructor, and did not have any known combat experience. In December 2003, Liu became the head of the political department of the 27th Group Army. In December 2006, he was promoted to Political Commissar of the Beijing Garrison. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In December 2009, he was named Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region. In July 2013 he was promoted to general, the highest non-wartime rank in the PLA.[1] In 2016, he was made the inaugural Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. In 2017, he left his post as political commissar.
Liu was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
In 2019, Fulian was demoted for bribery.