Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Explained

Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Legislature:16th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
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Leader1 Type:Chairwoman
Established:16 August 1954
Election1:January 24, 2024
Leader2 Type:Vice Chairpersons
Election2:January 28, 2018
Leader3 Type:Secretary-General
Election3:January 15, 2023
Members:855 (include members of Standing Committee is 57)
Last Election1:15 January 2023
Next Election1:January 2028
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Political Groups1:Government (868):
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Political Groups2:Government (57):
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The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (SMPC;) is the local people's congress of Shanghai.[1] With 855 members in 2020, SMPC is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The SMPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 5 to 7 days, in the in Pudong of Shanghai, and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of Shanghai to review past policies and present future plans to Shanghai.

History

On November 2015, the SMPC launched a public account on WeChat.[2]

Organization

Chairpersons

!Name!Took office!Left office
Yan Youmin19791981
Hu Lijiao19811988
Ye Gongqi (叶公琦)19881998
Chen Tiedi (陈铁迪)February 1998February 2003
Gong Xueping (龚学平)February 2003January 2008
Liu YungengJanuary 2008January 2013
Yin YicuiFebruary 2013January 2020
Jiang ZhuoqingJanuary 20, 2020January 15, 2023
Dong YunhuJanuary 15, 2020July 12, 2023
Huang LixinJanuary 24, 2024Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Shanghai Municipal People's Congress. www.spcsc.sh.cn. 2019-12-07.
  2. News: 17 November 2015 . “上海人大”公号上线,掌上可参与立法 . The "Shanghai Municipal People's Congress" official account is online and you can participate in legislation on your mobile phone . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119103516/http://news.xinhuanet.com/mrdx/2015-11/17/c_134824442.htm . 19 November 2015 . 18 March 2024 . . live .