The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2023, when the 14th National People's Congress first convened.[1]
13th National People's Congress 第十三届全国人民代表大会 | |
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.svg) National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| 5 March 2018 – 5 March 2023 (5 years, 0 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Li Zhanshu |
| Vice Chairmen | Wang Chen, Cao Jianming, Zhang Chunxian, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Arken Imirbaki, Wan Exiang, Chen Zhu, Wang Dongming, Padma Choling, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, and Wu Weihua |
| Secretary-General | Yang Zhenwu |
| Standing Committee | 175 (13th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2,980 members |
| 13th National People's Congress | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十三届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十三屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十三届全国人大 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十三屆全國人大 | ||||||
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Seat distribution
edit| Major party | General Secretary | Seats | ||||
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| Chinese Communist Party | Xi Jinping | 2119 | ||||
| Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | ||||
| Jiusan Society | Wu Weihua | 64 | ||||
| China Democratic League | Ding Zhongli | 58 | ||||
| China National Democratic Construction Association | Hao Mingjin | 57 | ||||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy | Cai Dafeng | 55 | ||||
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Chen Zhu | 54 | ||||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Wan Exiang | 43 | ||||
| China Zhi Gong Party | Wan Gang | 38 | ||||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Su Hui | 13 | ||||
| Independents | N/A | 479 | ||||
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Standing Committee
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Organization
editCouncil of Chairpersons
edit| Party | Term | |||
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| Chairman | Li Zhanshu | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Chen | CCP | ||
| Cao Jianming | CCP | |||
| Zhang Chunxian | CCP | |||
| Shen Yueyue | CCP | |||
| Ji Bingxuan | CCP | |||
| Arken Imirbaki | CCP | |||
| Wan Exiang | RCCK | |||
| Chen Zhu | CPWDP | |||
| Wang Dongming | CCP | |||
| Padma Choling | CCP | |||
| Ding Zhongli | CDL | |||
| Hao Mingjin | CNDCA | |||
| Cai Dafeng | CAPD | |||
| Wu Weihua | JS | |||
| Secretary-General | Yang Zhenwu | CCP | ||
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Special Committees
editThe first session
editThe first session opened on 5 March 2018 and closed on 20 March 2018. All major state positions were elected in this session, including President, Vice President, Premier, and Congress Chairman.
Election results
edit| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | ||||||
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| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Li Zhanshu | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Zhenwu | 2970 | 0 | 0 |
| Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Wang Qishan | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NSC Director Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Wang Chen | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Cao Jianming | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zhang Chunxian | 2969 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Shen Yueyue | 2969 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ji Bingxuan | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Arken Imirbaki | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wan Exiang | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chen Zhu | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wang Dongming | 2969 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Padma Choling | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ding Zhongli | 2968 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hao Mingjin | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cai Dafeng | 2969 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Wu Weihua | 2970 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Premierial Election | Vice-Premierial Election | ||||||
| Li Keqiang | 2964 | 2 | 0 | Han Zheng | 2965 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun Chunlan | 2956 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Hu Chunhua | 2968 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Liu He | 2964 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Xu Qiliang | 2962 | 0 | 4 |
| Zhang Youxia | 2963 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhou Qiang | 2956 | 5 | 5 | Zhang Jun | 2951 | 5 | 10 |
The second session
editThe second session opened on 5 March 2019[2] and concluded on 15 March 2019.[3]
The third session
editThe third session was scheduled for March 5, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time such a postponement had happened in decades. After the announcement of the date in April, the session was held from May 22 to May 28, 2020.[4]
The fourth session
editThe fourth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2021.[5]
The fifth session
editThe fifth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2022.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
- ^ "China's national legislature starts annual session". Xinhuanet. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "China's national legislature concludes annual session". Xinhuanet. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "China postpones year's biggest political event amid coronavirus outbreak". South China Morning Post. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "十三届全国人大四次会议主席团举行第一次会议" (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "China Focus: China's national legislature opens annual session". english.news.cn. Xinhua. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "（两会受权发布）十三届全国人大五次会议主席团举行第一次会议 决定大会日程等 本次大会5日开幕 会期6天半". www.news.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 新华网. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC