12th National People's Congress
2013–2018 in China
12th National People's Congress | |
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 National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| 5 March 2013 – 5 March 2018 (5 years, 0 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | National elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Zhang Dejiang |
| Vice Chairmen | Li Jianguo, Wang Shengjun, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi, Wang Chen, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Zhang Ping, Qiangba Puncog, Arken Imirbaki, Wan Exiang, Zhang Baowen, and Chen Zhu |
| Secretary-General | Wang Chen |
| Standing Committee | 166 (12th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2,987 members |
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十二届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十二屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十二届全国人大 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十二屆全國人大 | ||||||
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The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year. It was succeeded by the communing of the 13th National People's Congress.[1]
Seat distribution
The first session
The first session was held in March 2013. All top national posts were up for election and were filled.
| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | ||||||
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| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhang Dejiang | 2,952 | 5 | 4 | Wang Chen | 2,923 | 30 | 7 |
| Zhang Ping | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Li Yuanchao | 2,839 | 80 | 37 |
| Liu Yunshan | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Li Hongzhong | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wang Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuan Chunqing | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Yiyang | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CMC Chairmanship Election | Premierial Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,955 | 1 | 3 | Li Keqiang | 2,940 | 3 | 6 |
| Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhou Qiang | 2908 | 26 | 23 | Cao Jianming | 2,933 | 18 | 5 |
| Wu Aiying | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wang Shengjun | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chen Yunlong | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qi Qi | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cai Xueen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The second session
The second session was held in March 2014.
The third session
The third session was held in March 2015.
The fourth session
The fourth session was held in March 2016.
The fifth session
The fifth session was held in March 2017.
References
- ^ "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 12th National People's Congress.
- Full coverage of the 2016 NPC & CPPCC sessions - China.org.cn
- Full coverage of the 2013 NPC & CPPCC sessions - China.org.cn
- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC
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