12th National People's Congress

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]

12th National People's Congress 第十二届全国人民代表大会
← 11th 13th →
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	Indirect 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

12th National People's Congress
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese	第十二届全国人大
Traditional Chinese	第十二屆全國人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Réndà

Seat distribution

Main category: Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Xi Jinping	2,157
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Sang Guowei	830
	Jiusan Society	Han Qide
	China Democratic League	Zhang Baowen
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	Yan Junqi
	China National Democratic Construction Association	Chen Changzhi
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Wan Exiang
	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	Zhang Dejiang		CCP	14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018
Vice Chairpersons	Li Jianguo		CCP
	Wang Shengjun		CCP
	Chen Changzhi		CCP
	Yan Junqi		CAPD
	Wang Chen		CCP
	Shen Yueyue		CCP
	Ji Bingxuan		CCP
	Zhang Ping		CCP
	Qiangba Puncog		CCP
	Arken Imirbaki		CCP
	Wan Exiang		RCCK
	Zhang Baowen		CDL
	Chen Zhu		CPWDP
Secretary-General	Wang Chen		CCP
Source:

Special Committees

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

Special committee	Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee	Li Jingtian
Law Committee	Qiao Xiaoyang
Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee	Ma Wen
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee	Li Shenglin
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee	Liu Binjie
Foreign Affairs Committee	Fu Ying
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee	Bai Zhijian
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee	Chen Jianguo
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee	Lu Hao

The first session

Main article: 2013 National People's Congress

The first session of the 12th National People's Congress

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
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

Main article: 2014 National People's Congress

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

Main article: 2017 National People's Congress

The fifth session was held in March 2017.