Liu Xiwu

Liu Xiwu
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
In office
1955–1966
Communist Party Secretary of Jilin
Succeeded byLi Mengling
Personal details
BornJuly 12, 1904
Mengzhou, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
DiedFebruary 28, 1970
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Liu Xiwu (Chinese: 刘锡五) (July 12, 1904 – February 28, 1970) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Meng County, Henan Province (modern Mengzhou, Jiaozuo, Henan Province) and educated in Kaifeng. In August 1924 he joined the Communist Youth League of China and in 1926 he became a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[citation needed] While studying at Shanghai University, he joined the League of Left-Wing Writers in 1930. In 1936, he left Shanghai for Yan'an, Shaanxi Province. After the founding of the People's Republic, he became the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jilin Province.

Preceded by
New office
Communist Party Secretary of Jilin Succeeded by