Hu was born in
Putian County (now Putian),
Fujian, in July 1964, and graduated from
Tongji University. Hu successively worked at
Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Technology (now Shandong University), and
Shandong University. He joined the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1990. Hu got involved in politics in December 2004, when he became an official of the
Organization Department of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee. He moved up the ranks to become deputy head in February 2009 and executive deputy head in March 2013. He also served as
deputy party secretary of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shandong from October 2011 to July 2014. He was appointed secretary-general of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee in June 2017 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In September 2017, he was transferred to
southwest China's
Chongqing city, where he was a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee and head of the Organization Department. In December 2020, he was assigned to the similar position in
east China's
Shanghai city. He is selected as the Chairman of the Shanghai Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2023. ==References==