13th National People's Congress

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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
Type Highest organ of state power
Election National 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 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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Dì Shísānjiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
PartyTerm
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

Special committeeChairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee Bai Chunli
Constitution and Law Committee Li Fei
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee Wu Yuliang
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee Xu Shaoshi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee Li Xueyong
Foreign Affairs Committee Zhang Yesui
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee Wang Guangya
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee Gao Hucheng
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Chen Xiwen
Social Development Affairs Committee He Yiting

The first session

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

NPCSC Chairman ElectionNPCSC Secretary-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Li Zhanshu 297000 Yang Zhenwu 297000
Presidential ElectionVice-Presidential Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Xi Jinping 297000 Wang Qishan 296910
NPCSC Vice-chairmen ElectionNSC Director Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wang Chen 297000 Yang Xiaodu 296910
Cao Jianming 297000
Zhang Chunxian 296910
Shen Yueyue 296910
Ji Bingxuan 297000
Arken Imirbaki 297000
Wan Exiang 297000
Chen Zhu 297000 Liu Yuan 200
Wang Dongming 296910
Padma Choling 297000
Ding Zhongli 296811
Hao Mingjin 297000
Cai Dafeng 296910
Wu Weihua 297000
Premierial ElectionVice-Premierial Election
Li Keqiang 296420 Han Zheng 296540
Sun Chunlan 295658
Hu Chunhua 296801
Liu He 296432
CMC Chairmanship ElectionCMC Vice-Chairmanship Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Xi Jinping 297000 Xu Qiliang 296204
Zhang Youxia 296321
Supreme Court President ElectionProcurator-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Zhou Qiang 295655 Zhang Jun 2951510

The second session

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

The third session

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

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

The fifth session

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

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