After graduation, he was assigned to Fushun Ethylene Chemical Plant (later renamed Fushun Petrochemical Corporation), a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, he remained in the plant until May 1995, when he was transferred to Fushun Petrochemical Company. He then continued working there, holding positions as factory deputy director, assistant manager, and manager. From March 2000 to April 2003, he studied at Northeastern University, where he earned his doctor's degree in management science and engineering. In November 2001, he was promoted to become general manager and party chief, he held that positions until March 2004.
Political career
Liu began his political career in March 2004, when he became the deputy party chief and vice-mayor of Fushun. In February 2008, he was promoted to Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city. From September 2008 to January 2009, he studied at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party as a part-time student. In January 2013, he was promoted again to become vice-governor of Liaoning, he was responsible for industry, science, technology, quality and technical supervision.[3][5]
Downfall
On November 23, 2017, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement on its website that Liu Qiang has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline" by the party's disciplinary body.[6] He was expelled from the Communist Party on February 5, 2018.[7][8] Liu came under investigation for links to an election scandal in Liaoning in which 45 National People's Congress deputies and 523 deputies to the provincial congress were involved in vote buying in 2013.[9] The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, disqualified the 45 deputies, and 523 provincial deputies resigned or were disqualified.[9]
On November 22, 2018, Liu Qiang stood trial for taking bribes and disrupting elections at the 3rd Intermediate People's Court of Beijing. He took advantage of his different posts to help others on issues such as business operation, project contracts and job promotion. He was charged with accepting money and property worth more than 10.63 million yuan (about 1.53 million U.S. dollars) personally or through others between 2000 and 2017.[10] On April 9, 2019, Liu was sentenced on 12 years in prison and fined 1.2 million yuan for taking bribes and vote-buying.[11]
^十九大后第二虎!辽宁省副省长刘强被查 [The Second "Tiger" After the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Liaoning Vice-Governor Liu Qiang was Placed Under Investigation]. china.com (in Chinese). 2017-11-23.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.