He entered the workforce in July 1983, and joined the
Chinese Communist Party in June 1985. Beginning in 1983, he served in several posts in Hengyang Steel Pipe Factory, including workshop director, deputy factory director, and general manager. He began his political career in July 2005, when he was appointed director and party branch secretary of Hunan Provincial Economic Commission. In March 2008, he was named
acting mayor and deputy party secretary of
Yiyang, replacing
Ma Yong. In January 2001, he was appointed director and party branch secretary of Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission. He became acting
mayor of Changsha, the capital city under the jurisdiction of
Hunan province, in December 2013, and was installed in January 2014. He concurrently served as deputy party secretary of Changsha and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xiangjiang New Area. In November 2016, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. One month later, he was appointed director of Hunan Provincial State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. In July 2017, he was promoted to
party secretary of Changsha, the top political position in the city, concurrently holding the position of first secretary of CPC Changsha Garrison Command Committee. ==Career in Shaanxi==