| Committee for Social and Legal Affairs | |
| Type: | Special committee of the CPPCC |
| Vat Id: | (for non-profit org) --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Xu Lingyi |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Chairpersons |
| Parent Organization: | Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Native Name: | 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 社会和法制委员会 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì Quánguó Wěiyuánhuì Shèhuì Hè Fǎzhì Wěiyuánhuì |
| Also Known As: | Shortest form |
| P2: | Quánguó Zhèngxié Shèhuì Hè Fǎzhì Wěiyuánhuì |
The Committee for Social and Legal Affairs[1] is one of ten special committees of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party's united front system.
The Social and Legal Affairs Committee was created in June 1988 during the 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]
| No. | Chairpersons | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | June 1988 | 21 May 1993 | |||
| 7th | June 1988 | 21 May 1993 | |||
| 8th | 21 May 1993 | 16 March 1998 | |||
| 8th | 21 May 1993 | 16 March 1998 | |||
| 8th | 21 May 1993 | 16 March 1998 | |||
| 9th | 16 March 1998 | 15 March 2003 | |||
| 10th | 15 March 2003 | 15 March 2008 | |||
| 11th | 15 March 2008 | 13 March 2013 | |||
| 12th | 13 March 2013 | 16 March 2018 | [3] | ||
| 13th | 16 March 2018 | 22 June 2022 | [4] | ||
| 14th | Xu Lingyi | 13 March 2023 | Incumbent |