| National People's Congress | |
| Native Name: | 第三届全国人民代表大会 |
| Image Size: | 180px |
| Number: | 3rd |
| Body: | Highest organ of state power |
| Election: | National elections |
| Start: | 21 December 1964 |
| End: | 26 February 1978 |
| Members: | 3,040 members |
| Standing Committee: | 116 (3rd) |
| Chairman: | Zhu De |
| Vice Chairman: | Peng Zhen, Liu Bocheng, Li Jingquan, Kang Sheng, Guo Moruo, He Xiangning, Huang Yanpei, Chen Shutong, Li Xuefeng, Xu Xiangqian, Yang Mingxuan, Cheng Qian, Saifuddin Azizi, Lin Feng, Liu Ningyi, Zhang Zhizhong, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, and Zhou Jianren |
| Previous: | 2nd |
| Next: | 4th |
| Secretary General: | Liu Ningyi |
The 3rd National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1964 to 1975. It held only one session in the ten years due to the disruption caused by the ongoing Cultural Revolution launched by Chairman Mao Zedong after 1966.
The session was held from December 21, 1964, till January 4, 1965. The Congress elected the state leaders:
Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu