4th National People's Congress

The 4th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1975 to 1978. It held only one session, in January 1975, despite the Constitution mandating a session be held each year. There were 2864 deputies to this Congress.

4th National People's Congress 第四届全国人民代表大会
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National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
13 January 1975 – 26 February 1978 (3 years, 44 days) Overview
Type	Highest organ of state power
Election	Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman	Zhu De (until 6 July 1976)
Vice Chairmen	Dong Biwu (until 2 April 1975), Soong Ching-ling, Kang Sheng (until 16 December 1975), Liu Bocheng, Wu De, Wei Guoqing, Saifuddin Azizi, Guo Moruo, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, Chen Yun, Tan Zhenlin, Li Jingquan, Zhang Dingcheng, Cai Chang, Ulanhu, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Zhou Jianren, Xu Deheng, Hu Juewen, Li Suwen, and Yao Lianwei
Secretary-General	Ji Pengfei
Standing Committee	168 (4th)
Members
Total	2,864 members

4th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese	第四屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese	第四届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìsì Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	第四屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese	第四届全国人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìsì Jiè Quánguó Réndà

Seat distribution

Major party		Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	2,615
Other Parties		Seats
	Independents	270

The first session

The first session passed the 1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China. The offices of Chairman and Vice Chairman were abolished at the suggestion of Chairman Mao Zedong, passing the role of head of state to the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. This was part of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which ended the following year.

• Chairman and Vice Chairman: Posts abolished
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Zhu De
• Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
• President of the Supreme People's Court: Jiang Hua
• Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Post abolished