Liu Zhijun

Liu Zhijun (simplified Chinese: 刘志军; traditional Chinese: 劉志軍; pinyin: Liú Zhìjūn; born January,1953, Ezhou, Hubei) is a Chinese politician. He has been Minister of Railways in the People's Republic of China since 2003. He was previously the Vice Minister, Chief Despatcher of Chinese Railways and the Director General of Shenyang Railway Administration.

Liu succeeded then-Minister Fu Zhihuan in March 2003 at the annual meeting of the National People's Congress. Liu aimed to develop China's railway system in a "leapfrog" fashion, and earned the nickname "Leap Liu". He oversaw the fifth and sixth Comprehensive Speed Upgrades of the national railway network, as well as the intensive construction of a new national high-speed rail network, which Liu has taken on with particular rigour and regards it as one of his favourite projects. During his tenure, the ministry was criticized for its illegitimate business interests and relationships with large companies, its inability to improve conditions for migrant workers during the Chunyun period, and its failure to prevent the 2008 train collision in Shandong and the collision in Hunan a year later. In addition, Liu was personally subject to online criticism for his repeated marriages. His brother Liu Zhixiang, a lower-level railways official based in Wuhan, was convicted of corruption charges in 2006. Since February 2011, Liu Zhijun has been under investigation over alleged "severe violation of discipline" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.