1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 中国人民政治协商会议第一届全国委员会
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Emblem of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
9 October 1949 – 29 December 1954 Overview
Type	Advisory body Legislature
Leadership
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Vice Chairmen	Zhou Enlai, Li Jishen, Shen Junru, Guo Moruo, Chen Shutong
Secretary-General	Li Weihan
Standing Committee	28
Members
Total	198 members

The 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was the first meeting of the top political advisory body of the People's Republic of China. It convened in Beijing on 9 October 1949 and ended on 21 December 1954. During this period, it exercised legislative powers on the behalf of the National People's Congress, which was not yet established.

Background

Members of the 1st National Committee were elected by the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in September 1949. ^{[1] [2]}

The first session

The 1st Session of the 1st CPPCC National Committee was held on 9 October 1949. It elected Mao Zedong as the CPPCC Chairman. It also elected Zhou Enlai, Li Jishen, Shen Junru, Guo Moruo and Chen Shutong as CPPCC vice chairpersons, Li Weihan as the secretary-general, and standing committee members. October 1 was designated as the National Day. ^[3]

The second session

Mao Zedong presenting the newly adopted national emblem at the 2nd Session in 1950.

The 2nd Session was held on June 14–23, 1950. The Session approved the Land Reform Law of the PRC. It also designated July 1–7 as the "Peace Signature Movement Week", adopted a decision concerning local CPPCC committees, and adopted the National Emblem. ^[4]

The third session

The 3rd Session was held on October 23–November 1, 1951.

The fourth session

The 4th Session was held on February 4–7, 1953.

References

1. "中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议在北平举行" [The first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held in Beiping]. People's Daily . Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. "Part 6: 1st plenum of the CPPCC". The Common Program of the People's Republic of China 1949-1954. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
3. "1st Session of the 1st National Committee of the CPPCC" (PDF). The Common Program of the People's Republic of China 1949-1954. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. "2nd session of the 1st national committee of the CPPCC" (PDF). The Common Program of the People's Republic of China 1949-1954. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

Preceded by Institution established	National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 1949 - 1954	Succeeded by 2nd CPPCC