He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Hu got involved in politics in December 2004, when he became an official of the Organization Department of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee.
He also served as deputy party secretary of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shandong from October 2011 to July 2014.
[3] In December 2020, he was assigned to the similar position in east China's Shanghai city.
[4] He is selected as the Chairman of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2023.