 In December 2002, he was appointed a Standing Committee member of Sichuan Committee of Communist Party of China, the Secretary General of Sichuan Committee of Communist Party of China and the Chairman of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee Office, he remained in that positions until January 2006, when he was appointed the Vice-Governor of Sichuan.In January 2008, Guo was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Sichuan People's Congress.In February 2009, Guo was appointed as the President of Sichuan Federation of Literary and Art Circles.