He used to be deputy secretary of Baishan Municipal Committee of Jilin Province and mayor of the municipal government. In February 2004, he served as deputy secretary of Changchun Municipal Committee of Jilin Province, chairman of the Municipal Social Science Federation and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee. In February 2007, he served as deputy secretary of Changchun Municipal Committee. 20 1 1 1 was elected as the director of the Standing Committee of Changchun Municipal People's Congress.

201212 On February 25th, Li Shuguo was elected as the director of the Standing Committee of Changchun Municipal People's Congress.