11th National People's Congress

Last updated

11th National People's Congress

第十一届全国人民代表大会
←  10th
12th  →
5 March 2008 – 5 March 2013
(5 years, 0 days)
Overview
Type Highest organ of state power
Election Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman Wu Bangguo
Vice Chairmen Wang Zhaoguo, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili, Zhou Tienong, Li Jianguo, Ismail Tiliwaldi, Jiang Shusheng, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi, and Sang Guowei
Secretary-General Li Jianguo
Standing Committee175 (11th)
Members
Total2,987 members
11th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese 第十一屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese 第十一届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Dìshíyī Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

The 11th National People's Congress (NPC) met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11th Congress in 2008, [1]

Contents

Seat distribution

Major partyGeneral SecretarySeats
Chinese Communist Party Hu Jintao 2,099
Other PartiesChairpersonSeats
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Sang Guowei 888
Jiusan Society Han Qide
China Democratic League Jiang Shusheng
China Association for Promoting Democracy Yan Junqi
China National Democratic Construction Association Chen Changzhi
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Zhou Tienong
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Lin Wenyi
China Zhi Gong Party Wan Gang
Independents N/A

Organization

Council of Chairpersons

PartyTerm
Chairman Wu Bangguo CCP 15 Mar. 2008 – 14 Mar. 2013
Vice Chairpersons Wang Zhaoguo CCP
Lu Yongxiang CCP
Uyunqimg CCP
Han Qide CAPD
Hua Jianmin CCP
Chen Zhili CCP
Zhou Tienong RCCK
Li Jianguo CCP
Ismail Tiliwaldi CCP
Jiang Shusheng CDL
Chen Changzhi RCCK
Zhang Baowen CNDCA
Yan Junqi CAPD
Sang Guowei CPWDP
Secretary-General Li Jianguo CCP
Source:

Special Committees

Special committeeChairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee Ma Qizhi
Law Committee Hu Kangsheng
Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee Huang Zhendong
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee Shi Xiushi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee Bai Keming
Foreign Affairs Committee Li Zhaoxing
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee Gao Siren
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee Wang Guangtao
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Wang Yunlong

The first session

The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008. [2] It re-elected Hu Jintao as president and Wen Jiabao as Premier. Xi Jinping was elected vice-president. The State Council, China's cabinet, went through major restructuring.

NPCSC Chairman ElectionNPCSC Secretary-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wu Bangguo Check mark.svg 2,94899 Li Jianguo Check mark.svg 2,932258
Presidential ElectionVice-Presidential Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Hu Jintao Check mark.svg 2,95635 Xi Jinping Check mark.svg 2,9192817
CMC Chairmanship ElectionPremiership Nomination
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Hu Jintao Check mark.svg 2,95944 Wen Jiabao Check mark.svg 2,9262112
Supreme Court President ElectionProcurator-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wang Shengjun Check mark.svg 2,8853644 Cao Jianming Check mark.svg 2,9331617

The second session

The second session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 13, 2009. [2] This congress tackled issues such as the worsening global financial crisis, attempted to introduce a new social welfare system, as well as checks and balances on public officials.

The third session

The third session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2010. [2]

The fourth session

The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011. [2]

The fifth session

The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Notice 44 of the NPC Standing Committee Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . This notice removed Bo Xilai from office. In addition, four more deaths or resignations were announced on Feb. 27, 2013, the same day that the election of the 12th Congress was announced.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 List of the Sessions for the 1st-11th National People's Congresses (in Chinese)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.