Previously he served as chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1984, and got involved in politics in February 1992, when he worked in the Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government.
[2] He also served as deputy party secretary and member of the CCP Taiyuan Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.
[3] After a brief term, he was appointed head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in March 2018.
[5] He was chosen as specifically designated deputy party secretary in September 2021, concurrently serving as secretary-general.