Liu Qi (politician, born 1942)

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Liu Qi

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刘淇
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Liu Qi
Communist Party Secretary of Beijing
In office
22 October 2002 – 3 July 2012
Preceded byJia Qinglin
Succeeded byGuo Jinlong
President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
In office
2004–2008
LeaderJacques Rogge
Preceded byGianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Succeeded bySebastian Coe
Mayor of Beijing
In office
10 February 1999 – 19 January 2003
Preceded byJia Qinglin
Succeeded byMeng Xuenong
Minister of Metallurgical Industry
In office
March 1993 – March 1998
Preceded byQi Yuanqing
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Personal details
Born (1942-11-03) 3 November 1942 (age 78)
Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materUniversity 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 Communist Party of China. He was also the President of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.[1]

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 .
  • 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 ().[2]
  • Named as one 100 most influential people of 2007 by Time magazine.[3]
  • Head of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.[4]

Subject of human rights litigation[]

On February 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California[5] 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.[6] The court issued a declaratory judgment that Liu was responsible for violating the defendants' rights to be free from torture and arbitrary detention.[7] However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trials, or findings of fact on the issues presented.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2013-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee's About Us page
  3. ^ The TIME 100: Liu Qi, By Simon Elegant
  4. ^ Anthee Carassava, Protesters disrupt Olympic flame lighting, International Herald Tribune, March 24, 2008.
  5. ^ Doe v. Liu Qi, 349 F. Supp. 2d 1258 (N.D. Cal. 2004).
  6. ^ Id. at 1267.
  7. ^ Id. at 1334.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Jia Qinglin 		Mayor of Beijing
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Meng Xuenong
Preceded by
 Minister of Metallurgical Industry of PRC
1993–1998 		Succeeded by
Agency Defunct
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jia Qinglin 		Communist Party Secretary of Beijing
2002–2012 		Succeeded by
Guo Jinlong
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Greece Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki 		President of Organizing Committee for Olympic Games
2008 		Succeeded by
United Kingdom Sebastian Coe
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