Guan Guangfu, male, Manchu nationality, is a native of Mulig, Heilongjiang Province. He was born in 1931 and joined the CPC in 1948. In 1964, he graduated from the Economic Faculty of Hubei University.
A former governor of the Hubei Provincial Branch Bank of the People's Bank of China, Guan has held several responsible positions with the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee since the 1980s. From 1983 to 1994, he served as secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee.
In 1993, he was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the 8th Hubei Provincial People's Congress. In 1998, he was re-elected to that position. He was also a member of the 12th, 13th, and 14th CPC Central Committees.