Liu Guofu, born in Changde City, Hunan Province in July 1931, was a former member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, political commissar of the Provincial Military Region, and held the rank of major general. He is currently a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a consultant to the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society, a consultant to the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Collectors Association, an honorary chairman of the Shandong Calligraphers Association, a consultant to the Shandong Painting Academy, and the president of the Shandong General Painting and Calligraphy Academy.