Liu Yuan (Chinese: ??; born 22 February 1951) is a retired General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a former politician.
He served as the last political commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department and prior to that, political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science.
Before his military career, he served as vice mayor of Zhengzhou and vice governor of Henan Province.
He is the son of Liu Shaoqi, the former President of China who was persecuted to death during the Cultural Revolution.