Gao Xiong was born on 1955 in Shandong Province, Rongcheng County. Gao joined the CPC in 1974 and graduated from Guangxi Normal College in 1977. He has held local party leadership positions throughout Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He was a delegate to the 16th and 17th CPC National Congresses and in 2007 he became Vice-Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.