8th National People's Congress

The 8th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1993 to 1998. It succeeded the 7th National People's Congress. It held five sessions in this period.

8th National People's Congress 第八届全国人民代表大会
← 7th 9th →
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
15 March 1993 – 5 March 1998 (4 years, 355 days) Overview
Type	Highest organ of state power
Election	Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman	Qiao Shi
Vice Chairmen	Tian Jiyun, Wang Hanbin, Ni Zhifu, Chen Muhua, Fei Xiaotong, Sun Qimeng, Lei Jieqiong, Li Ximing, Wang Bingqian, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Wang Guangying, Cheng Siyuan, Lu Jiaxi, Buhe, Tömür Dawamat, Wu Jieping, Gan Ku, Li Peiyao, and Qin Jiwei
Secretary-General	Cao Zhi
Standing Committee	155 (8th)
Members
Total	2,977 members

8th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese	第八屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese	第八届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìbā Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	第八屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese	第八届全国人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìbā Jiè Quánguó Réndà

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Jiang Zemin	2,037
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Jiang Zhenghua	572
	Jiusan Society	Wu Jieping
	China Democratic League	Ding Shisun
	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
	China Zhi Gong Party	Luo Haocai
	Independents	N/A

The first session

Elected state leaders

In the 1st Session in 1993, the Congress elected the state leaders:

• President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Qiao Shi
• Premier of the State Council: Li Peng
• Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin
• President of the Supreme People's Court: Ren Jianxin
• Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Siqing

External links

• (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC