Liu played an important role in shaping the recently adopted 12th Five-Year Plan, with its emphasis on urbanization and service-sector development as a means to increase personal incomes and the share of consumer spending in GDP. He has recently been promoted to the post of Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the principal body that advises the State Council on economic-development strategy and macroeconomic policy.
刘鹤恐怕是众多重要经济智囊团中最不引人注目的一个了。他在制定新的五年计划（十二五）中起到了重要作用，该计划强调城市化以及服务业的发展以提高个人收入和消费支出在GDP中所占的比例。刘鹤最近被提拔为国家发展和改革委员会副主任，该机构专责为国务院提供关于经济发展策略和宏观经济政策方面的建议。