9th National People's Congress

The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress.

9th National People's Congress 第九届全国人民代表大会
← 8th 10th →
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
5 March 1998 – 5 March 2003 (5 years, 0 days) Overview
Type	Highest organ of state power
Election	Indirect elections
Leadership
Chairman	Li Peng
Vice Chairmen	Tian Jiyun, Xie Fei, Jiang Chunyun, Zou Jiahua, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Wang Guangying, Cheng Siyuan, Buhe, Tömür Dawamat, Wu Jieping, Peng Peiyun, He Luli , Zhou Guangzhao, Cheng Kejie, Cao Zhi, Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei, Xu Jialu, and Jiang Zhenghua
Secretary-General	He Chunlin
Standing Committee	155 (9th)
Members
Total	2,979 members

9th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese	第九屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese	第九届全国人民代表大会
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìjiǔ Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Wade–Giles Ti4-shih2 Chieh4 Chʻüan2-kuo2 Jên2-min2 Tai4-piao3 Ta4-hui4
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	第九屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese	第九届全国人大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìjiǔ Jiè Quánguó Réndà

Background

This was the first congress in which deputies were elected representing the Hong Kong SAR and the new directly administered city of Chongqing.

Elections were held from October 1997 to February 1998 by the 22 provincial and 5 autonomous regional legislatures, as well as the city legislatures of the four directly administered municipalities, which elected their deputies to the NPC.

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Jiang Zemin	2,130
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Jiang Zhenghua	460
	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

• President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Li Peng^[1]
• Premier of the State Council: Zhu Rongji
• Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin
• President of the Supreme People's Court: Xiao Yang
• Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Han Zhubin

The second session

The 1999 Amendments to the People's Republic of China Constitution were adopted by on March 15, 1999.^[2]

The People's Liberation Army budget increased 12.8% in 1999 compared to the prior year, marking the Congress' continued interest in military modernization.^[3]