11th National People's Congress

The 11th National People's Congress (NPC) met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11th Congress in 2008,^[1]

11th National People's Congress 第十一届全国人民代表大会
← 10th 12th →
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
5 March 2008 – 5 March 2013 (5 years, 0 days) Overview
Type	Highest organ of state power
Election	Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman	Wu Bangguo
Vice Chairmen	Wang Zhaoguo, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili, Zhou Tienong, Li Jianguo, Ismail Tiliwaldi, Jiang Shusheng, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi, and Sang Guowei
Secretary-General	Li Jianguo
Standing Committee	175 (11th)
Members
Total	2,987 members

11th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese	第十一屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese	第十一届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìshíyī Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	第十一屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese	第十一届全国人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìshíyī Jiè Quánguó Réndà

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Hu Jintao	2,099
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Sang Guowei	888
	Jiusan Society	Han Qide
	China Democratic League	Jiang Shusheng
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	Yan Junqi
	China National Democratic Construction Association	Chen Changzhi
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Zhou Tienong
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	Lin Wenyi
	China Zhi Gong Party	Wan Gang
	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. 2008 – 14 Mar. 2013
Vice Chairpersons	Wang Zhaoguo		CCP
	Lu Yongxiang		CCP
	Uyunqimg		CCP
	Han Qide		CAPD
	Hua Jianmin		CCP
	Chen Zhili		CCP
	Zhou Tienong		RCCK
	Li Jianguo		CCP
	Ismail Tiliwaldi		CCP
	Jiang Shusheng		CDL
	Chen Changzhi		RCCK
	Zhang Baowen		CNDCA
	Yan Junqi		CAPD
	Sang Guowei		CPWDP
Secretary-General	Li Jianguo		CCP
Source:

Special Committees

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

Special committee	Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee	Ma Qizhi
Law Committee	Hu Kangsheng
Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee	Huang Zhendong
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee	Shi Xiushi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee	Bai Keming
Foreign Affairs Committee	Li Zhaoxing
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee	Gao Siren
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee	Wang Guangtao
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee	Wang Yunlong

The first session

Main article: 2008 National People's Congress

The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008.^[2] It re-elected Hu Jintao as president and Wen Jiabao as Premier. Xi Jinping was elected vice-president. The State Council, China's cabinet, went through major restructuring.

NPCSC Chairman Election				NPCSC Secretary-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Wu Bangguo	2,948	9	9	Li Jianguo	2,932	25	8
Presidential Election				Vice-Presidential Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Hu Jintao	2,956	3	5	Xi Jinping	2,919	28	17
CMC Chairmanship Election				Premiership Nomination
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Hu Jintao	2,959	4	4	Wen Jiabao	2,926	21	12
Supreme Court President Election				Procurator-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Wang Shengjun	2,885	36	44	Cao Jianming	2,933	16	17

• All state leaders were elected from one name ballots.

The second session

Main article: 2009 National People's Congress

The second session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 13, 2009.^[2] This congress dealt with issues such as the 2008 financial crisis, attempted to introduce a new social welfare system, as well as checks and balances on public officials.

The third session

Main article: 2010 National People's Congress

The third session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2010.^[2]

The fourth session

Main article: 2011 National People's Congress

The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011.^[2]

The fifth session

Main article: 2012 National People's Congress

The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012.^[2]

See also

• List of members of the 11th National People's Congress