Liu Guozhong, male, Han ethnicity, was born in July 1962 and is from Wangkui, Heilongjiang Province. He began his first job in August 1982 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1986. Liu graduated from Department of Metal Materials and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology where he completed a graduate program in pressure processing. He holds a Master of Engineering degree and a professional title of assistant engineer.

Liu is currently a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress.