Liu Xiaotao

Liu Xiaotao (Chinese: 刘小涛; Hakka: Liù Siáu-tho; born July 1970) is a Chinese politician of Hakka heritage from Xingning, Meizhou, Guangdong. He is currently the Governor of Jiangsu and Deputy Party Secretary of the CCP Jiangsu Provincial Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in labor economics from Renmin University of China and a postgraduate degree in political economy from the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences.

Liu previously served in various positions in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu, including the Mayor of Shantou, Secretary-General of the Guangdong Provincial Government, Vice Governor of Zhejiang, Party Secretary of Chaozhou, Wenzhou, and Suzhou, Specifically-designated Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu, and Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provincial Committees.

Biography

Early life and Guangdong Province

In December 1991, Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

In July 1992, he graduated from the School of Labor and Personnel at Renmin University of China, majoring in labor economics, and subsequently worked as a section member in the Wage Division of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labor.

In May 1995, he was promoted to principal staff member of the Wage and Welfare Division of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labor.

In June 2000, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security.

In November 2004, he became Director of the Department for Socialized Management and Service of Retired Employees at the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security.

In May 2005, he was appointed Director of the Office of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security.

In August 2008, he became Deputy Director-General and Member of the Party Leadership Group of the Guangdong Provincial Office of the State Administration of Taxation (From March 2011 to January 2012, he attended the one-year training program for young and middle-aged cadres at the Central Party School).

In April 2012, he was appointed Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Maoming Municipal Committee, Vice Mayor and Deputy Party Secretary of the Maoming Municipal Government.

In July 2013, he concurrently served as Deputy Director of the Maoming Municipal Committee on Social Work.

In April 2014, he was appointed Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Maoming Municipal Committee, Secretary of the CPC Dianbai District Committee, and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Maoming Shuidong Bay New Town.

In May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shantou Municipal Committee and was nominated as a candidate for Mayor.

In January of the following year, he was formally elected Mayor of Shantou.

In June 2017, he was appointed Secretary of the CPC Chaozhou Municipal Committee.

In May 2019, he was appointed Secretary-General of the People's Government of Guangdong Province.

Zhejiang Province

In April 2020, he was transferred to serve as Vice Governor of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, attaining vice-ministerial rank.

In August 2021, he was appointed Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Wenzhou Municipal Committee.

Jiangsu Province

In October 2023, he was transferred to serve as Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee.

In May 2025, he was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee.

In September 2025, he was appointed Party Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province.

In October 2025, he was appointed Vice and Acting Governor of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. He formally took the office in the same month.