Liu Guangyuan
Liu Guangyuan | |
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| Chinese: 刘光源 | |
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| Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
| In office July 2023 – May 2026 | |
| Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
| In office May 2021 – July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Xie Feng |
| Succeeded by | Cui Jianchun |
| Ambassador of China to Poland | |
| In office March 2018 – April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Jian |
| Succeeded by | Sun Linjiang |
| Ambassador of China to Kenya | |
| In office September 2010 – January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Deng Hongbo |
| Succeeded by | Liu Xianfa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) Huaiyang District, Henan, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Zhengzhou University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Liu Guangyuan (Chinese: 刘光源; born 1965) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2023 to 2026.[1] Previously, he was Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2021 to 2023. During his diplomatic career, he also served as Ambassador of China to Kenya and Poland.[2][3]
Biography
Liu was born in 1965 in Huaiyang District, Henan. He graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages of Zhengzhou University in 1986 and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China the same year. After completing diplomatic training, he worked in the Ministry's Department of African Affairs before being posted to the Chinese embassies in Ghana and Nigeria, where he served in a series of diplomatic positions.[4]
From 1994 to 2000, Liu worked in the Ministry's Department of Personnel, successively serving as third secretary, deputy division director, and division director. In 2000, he was appointed deputy consul general at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. He returned to Beijing in 2002 as deputy director-general of the Department of Personnel, and in 2003 concurrently served as director of the Foreign Ministry's Training Center.[5]
In 2007, Liu was appointed minister at the Chinese Embassy in the United States. In September 2010, he became Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Kenya. During his tenure, he also served concurrently as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.[6]
Liu returned to Beijing in 2014 to serve as director-general of the Department of External Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In March 2018, he was appointed Ambassador of China to Poland, succeeding Xu Jian.[7]
In May 2021, Liu became Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, succeeding Xie Feng.[8][9] In July 2023, he was appointed first-ranked deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, while concurrently relinquishing his position as commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong.[10][11]
In May 2026, the State Council of the People's Republic of China removed Liu from his post as deputy director of the Liaison Office upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.[12][13]
References
- ↑ "刘光源不再担任外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "上任中聯辦副主任 中央免去劉光源外交部駐港特派員職務". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "原外交部特派員劉光源轉任中聯辦副主任 排名先於其他副主任". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "人事观察｜港澳事务高层再变动 刘光源履新香港中联办副主任". china.caixin.com. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员". www.guancha.cn. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "新任外交部駐港特派員劉光源抵港履新 曾任中國駐波蘭大使". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "刘光源任外交部驻港公署特派员". m.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "劉光源不再擔任外交部駐香港特別行政區特派員公署特派員--時政--人民網". politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "劉光源不再擔任外交部駐港公署特派員". 大公文匯網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "國務院任命袁古潔為中聯辦副主任 免去劉光源職務". Now 新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "袁古潔任香港中聯辦副主任 劉光源卸任". 點新聞-dotdotnews (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2026.