13th National People's Congress

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
← 12th
14th →
5 March 2018 – 5 March 2023
(5 years, 0 days)
Overview
TypeHighest organ of state power
ElectionNational elections
Leadership
ChairmanLi Zhanshu
Vice ChairmenWang 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-GeneralYang Zhenwu
Standing Committee175 (13th)
Members
Total2,980 members
13th National People's Congress
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
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese第十三届全国人大
Traditional Chinese第十三屆全國人大
The 1st Session of the 13th National People's Congress
Li Keqiang publicly swore an oath to the constitution upon formally taking office after he was appointed as the Premier.

Seat distribution

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Major partyGeneral SecretarySeats
Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping2119
Other PartiesChairpersonSeats
Jiusan SocietyWu Weihua64
China Democratic LeagueDing Zhongli58
China National Democratic Construction AssociationHao Mingjin57
China Association for Promoting DemocracyCai Dafeng55
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyChen Zhu54
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangWan Exiang43
China Zhi Gong PartyWan Gang38
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueSu Hui13
IndependentsN/A479

Standing Committee

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Major partySeats
Chinese Communist Party116
Other PartiesSeats
China Democratic League9
China Association for Promoting Democracy7
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party7
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang6
Jiusan Society4
China National Democratic Construction Association3
China Zhi Gong Party3
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League3
Independents10

Organization

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Council of Chairpersons

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PartyTerm
ChairmanLi ZhanshuCCP17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023
Vice ChairpersonsWang ChenCCP
Cao JianmingCCP
Zhang ChunxianCCP
Shen YueyueCCP
Ji BingxuanCCP
Arken ImirbakiCCP
Wan ExiangRCCK
Chen ZhuCPWDP
Wang DongmingCCP
Padma CholingCCP
Ding ZhongliCDL
Hao MingjinCNDCA
Cai DafengCAPD
Wu WeihuaJS
Secretary-GeneralYang ZhenwuCCP
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Special Committees

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Special committeeChairperson
Ethnic Affairs CommitteeBai Chunli
Constitution and Law CommitteeLi Fei
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs CommitteeWu Yuliang
Financial and Economic Affairs CommitteeXu Shaoshi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health CommitteeLi Xueyong
Foreign Affairs CommitteeZhang Yesui
Overseas Chinese Affairs CommitteeWang Guangya
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation CommitteeGao Hucheng
Agriculture and Rural Affairs CommitteeChen Xiwen
Social Development Affairs CommitteeHe Yiting

The first session

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The 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

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NPCSC Chairman ElectionNPCSC Secretary-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Li Zhanshu297000Yang Zhenwu297000
Presidential ElectionVice-Presidential Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Xi Jinping297000Wang Qishan296910
NPCSC Vice-chairmen ElectionNSC Director Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wang Chen297000Yang Xiaodu296910
Cao Jianming297000
Zhang Chunxian296910
Shen Yueyue296910
Ji Bingxuan297000
Arken Imirbaki297000
Wan Exiang297000
Chen Zhu297000Liu Yuan200
Wang Dongming296910
Padma Choling297000
Ding Zhongli296811
Hao Mingjin297000
Cai Dafeng296910
Wu Weihua297000
Premierial ElectionVice-Premierial Election
Li Keqiang296420Han Zheng296540
Sun Chunlan295658
Hu Chunhua296801
Liu He296432
CMC Chairmanship ElectionCMC Vice-Chairmanship Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Xi Jinping297000Xu Qiliang296204
Zhang Youxia296321
Supreme Court President ElectionProcurator-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Zhou Qiang295655Zhang Jun2951510

The second session

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The second session opened on 5 March 2019[2] and concluded on 15 March 2019.[3]

The third session

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The 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

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The fourth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2021.[5]

The fifth session

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The fifth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2022.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  2. ^ "China's national legislature starts annual session". Xinhuanet. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ "China's national legislature concludes annual session". Xinhuanet. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "China postpones year's biggest political event amid coronavirus outbreak". South China Morning Post. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "China Focus: China's national legislature opens annual session". english.news.cn. Xinhua. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ^ "(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.
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