10th National People's Congress

The 10th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There were 2,984 deputies to this Congress. It succeeded the 9th National People's Congress.

10th National People's Congress 第十届全国人民代表大会
← 9th 11th →
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
5 March 2003 – 5 March 2008 (5 years, 0 days) Overview
Type	Highest organ of state power
Election	Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman	Wu Bangguo
Vice Chairmen	Wang Zhaoguo, Li Tieying, Ismail Amat, He Luli, Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei, Xu Jialu, Jiang Zhenghua, Gu Xiulian, Raidi, Sheng Huaren, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, and Michael Fu Tieshan
Secretary-General	Sheng Huaren
Standing Committee	175 (10th)
Members
Total	2,985 members

10th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese	第十屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese	第十届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìshí Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Wade–Giles Ti4-shih2 Chieh4 Chʻüan2-kuo2 Jên2-min2 Tai4-piao3 Ta4-hui4
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	第十屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese	第十届全国人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìshí Jiè Quánguó Réndà

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Hu Jintao	2,178
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Jiang Zhenghua	480
	Jiusan Society	Han Qide
	China Democratic League	Ding Shisun Jiang Shusheng
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	Xu Jialu
	China National Democratic Construction Association	Cheng Siwei
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	He Luli
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	Zhang Kehui Lin Wenyi
	China Zhi Gong Party	Luo Haocai
	Independents	N/A

Organization

Council of Chairpersons

See also: Council of Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

		Party		Term
Chairman	Wu Bangguo		CCP	15 Mar. 2003 – 15 Mar. 2008
Vice Chairpersons	Wang Zhaoguo		CCP
	Li Tieying		CCP
	Ismail Amat		CCP
	He Luli		RCCK
	Ding Shisun		CDL
	Cheng Siwei		CNDCA
	Xu Jialu		CAPD
	Jiang Zhenghua		CPWDP
	Gu Xiulian		CCP
	Raidi		CCP
	Sheng Huaren		CCP
	Lu Yongxiang		CCP
	Uyunqimg		CCP
	Han Qide		JS
	Michael Fu Tieshan		Ind.
Secretary-General	Sheng Huaren		CCP
Source:

Special Committees

See also: Special Committee of the National People's Congress

Special committee	Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee	Doje Cering
Law Committee	Yang Jingyu
Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee	He Chunlin
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee	Fu Zhihuan
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee	Zhu Lilan
Foreign Affairs Committee	Jiang Enzhu
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee	Chen Guangyi
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee	Mao Rubai
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee	Liu Mingzu

The first Session

Main article: 2003 National People's Congress

The Congress held its first plenary session from March 5–18, 2003 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.^[1]

Election results

Elections to the Congress were held from October 2002 to February 2003, the first including deputies representing Macau. These deputies elected the following:

Presidential Election				Vice-Presidential Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Hu Jintao	2,937	4	3	Zeng Qinghong	2,578	177	190
CMC Chairmanship Election				Premiership Nomination
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Jiang Zemin	2,726	98	122	Wen Jiabao	2,906	3	16

The second Session

The Congress held its second annual meeting from March 5–14, 2004 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The third Session

The Congress held its third annual meeting from March 5–14, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The fourth Session

Main article: 2006 National People's Congress

The Congress held its fourth annual meeting from March 5–15, 2006 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The fifth Session

Main article: 2007 National People's Congress

The Congress held its fifth annual meeting from March 5 to March 15, 2007, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.