Liu Zhenmin

Liu Zhenmin (Chinese: 刘振民; born August 1955) is a Chinese diplomat who was named as the country's special envoy for climate change on 12 January 2024. Previously he had served as the Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) from 2017 to 2022. He was appointed to that position effective on 26 July 2017. Prior to that he had served as Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of China after a thirty-year career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. While at DESA, Liu promoted China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Liu Zhenmin
刘振民
Liu in 2017
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
In office
26 July 2017  25 July 2022
Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byWu Hongbo
Succeeded byLi Junhua
Personal details
BornAugust 1955 (age 68)
Lanxian, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materPeking University
OccupationDiplomat
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