13th National People's Congress explained

National People's Congress
Native Name:	第十三届全国人民代表大会
Image Size:	180px
Number:	13th
Body:	Highest organ of state power
Election:	National elections
Start:	5 March 2018
End:	5 March 2023
Members:	2,980 members
Standing Committee:	175 (13th)
Chairman:	Li Zhanshu
Vice Chairman:	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
Previous:	12th
Next:	14th
Secretary General:	Yang Zhenwu

The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2023, when the 14th National People's Congress first convened.^[1]

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats

	Chinese Communist Party	Xi Jinping	2119
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Jiusan Society	Wu Weihua	64
	China Democratic League	Ding Zhongli	58
	China National Democratic Construction Association	Hao Mingjin	57
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	Cai Dafeng	55
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Chen Zhu	54
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Wan Exiang	43
	China Zhi Gong Party	Wan Gang	38
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	Su Hui	13
	Independents	N/A	479

Standing Committee

Major party		Seats

	Chinese Communist Party	116
Other Parties		Seats
	China Democratic League	9
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	7
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	7
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	6
	Jiusan Society	4
	China National Democratic Construction Association	3
	China Zhi Gong Party	3
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	3
	Independents	10

Organization

Council of Chairpersons

	Party	Term
Chairman	Li Zhanshu		CCP
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 committee	Chairperson
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

See main article: 2018 National People's Congress.

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

See main article: List of voting results of the National People's Congress of China.

NPCSC Chairman Election				NPCSC Secretary-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Li Zhanshu	2970	0	0	Yang Zhenwu	2970	0	0
Presidential Election				Vice-Presidential Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Xi Jinping	2970	0	0	Wang Qishan	2969	1	0
NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election				NSC Director Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Wang Chen	2970	0	0	Yang Xiaodu	2969	1	0
	2970	0	0
	2969	1	0
	2969	1	0
	2970	0	0
	2970	0	0
	2970	0	0
	2970	0	0	Liu Yuan	2	0	0
	2969	1	0
	2970	0	0
	2968	1	1
	2970	0	0
	2969	1	0
	2970	0	0
Premierial Election				Vice-Premierial Election
Li Keqiang	2964	2	0		2965	4	0
					2956	5	8
					2968	0	1
					2964	3	2
CMC Chairmanship Election				CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Xi Jinping	2970	0	0		2962	0	4
Xi Jinping	2970	0	0		2963	2	1
Supreme Court President Election				Procurator-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
	2956	5	5		2951	5	10

The second session

See main article: 2019 National People's Congress. The second session opened on 5 March 2019^[2] and concluded on 15 March 2019.^[3]

The third session

See main article: 2020 National People's Congress. 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

See main article: 2021 National People's Congress. 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]

External links

Official website of the NPC

Notes and References

Web site: Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections . 2011-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526192300/http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm . 26 May 2011 . live.
Web site: China's national legislature starts annual session. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305100331/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/05/c_137870364.htm. dead. March 5, 2019. Xinhuanet. 5 March 2019. 5 March 2019.
Web site: China's national legislature concludes annual session. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321161335/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/15/c_137898054.htm. dead. March 21, 2019. Xinhuanet. 15 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
Web site: China postpones year's biggest political event amid coronavirus outbreak. 2020-02-17. South China Morning Post. en. 2020-05-28.
Web site: 十三届全国人大四次会议主席团举行第一次会议. Xinhuanet. 4 March 2021. 12 March 2021. zh-hans.
News: China Focus: China's national legislature opens annual session . Xinhua . 2 April 2022 . english.news.cn.
News: （两会受权发布）十三届全国人大五次会议主席团举行第一次会议决定大会日程等本次大会5日开幕会期6天半 . 新华网 . 2 April 2022 . www.news.cn. zh-hans.