Liu Qi (politician, born 1942)

This article is about a Chinese politician. For other people, see Liu Qi.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Qi Olympic Order
刘淇
Liu Qi
Communist Party Secretary of Beijing
In office 22 October 2002 – 3 July 2012
Preceded by	Jia Qinglin
Succeeded by	Guo Jinlong
President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
In office 29 August 2004 – 24 August 2008
IOC President	Jacques Rogge
Preceded by	Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Succeeded by	Sebastian Coe
Chair of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
In office December 13, 2001 – August 22, 2009
Preceded by	Committee established
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Mayor of Beijing
In office 10 February 1999 – 19 January 2003
Preceded by	Jia Qinglin
Succeeded by	Meng Xuenong
Minister of Metallurgical Industry
In office March 1993 – March 1998
Preceded by	Qi Yuanqing
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-03) 3 November 1942 Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing 101 Middle School University of Science and Technology Beijing

Liu Qi (simplified Chinese: 刘淇; traditional Chinese: 劉淇; pinyin: Liú Qí; born November 3, 1942, in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu) is a retired Chinese politician. He formerly served as the Communist Party Secretary of Beijing, 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, 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 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. However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trials, or findings of fact on the issues presented.

External links

• China Vitae biography