Liu Yongqing

刘永清Spouse of the paramount leader of ChinaIn role
15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012Paramount LeaderHu JintaoPreceded byWang YepingSucceeded byPeng LiyuanSpouse of the President of ChinaIn role
15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013PresidentHu JintaoPreceded byWang YepingSucceeded byPeng Liyuan Personal detailsBorn (1940-10-03) 3 October 1940 (age 83)
Chongqing, Republic of ChinaSpouseHu JintaoChildrenHu Haifeng (son)RelativesChang Zhiqing (uncle)Alma materTsinghua University

Liu Yongqing
Traditional Chinese	劉永清
Simplified Chinese	刘永清
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Yǒngqīng

Liu Yongqing (born 3 October 1940) is the wife of Hu Jintao, the former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China. Traditionally, Liu Yongqing's role would be primarily domestic, but Liu often accompanied her husband on his official trips to foreign countries and made personal appearances at charities and cultural institutions all over the world.

Biography

Liu Yongqing was born in 1940 in Chongqing and attended Bashu High School. She met her husband at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Later she worked for Beijing's city planning committee. As with her husband, Liu's life and background are not widely known among foreign observers. She received virtually no public attention before Hu Jintao's leadership. Hu himself has preferred to stay out of the public eye and tended to avoid publicity during his political career.^[1]

Children

Hu Jintao and Liu Yongqing have two grown children – a son named Hu Haifeng and a daughter named Hu Haiqing, both of whom were educated at the Tsinghua University. Haifeng is a businessman. Haiqing was married in 2003, at the age of 33, to Mao Daolin.^[2]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Wang Yeping	Spouse of the paramount leader 2002–2012	Succeeded by Peng Liyuan
	Spouse of the President of China 2003–2013