He has been a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection since November 2012.
[3] After university in 1984, Hou was despatched to the Financial Audit Department of the National Audit Office, where he was promoted to deputy director in November 1999 and to director in February 2003.
[3] Hou joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1987.
[3] He was appointed secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2013 and was admitted to a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee, the province's top authority.
[3] In June 2020, Hou was chosen as auditor-general of the National Audit Office, succeeding Hu Zejun.