# 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was the meeting of the top political advisory body of the People's Republic of China. It convened in Beijing on 3 March 2018 and ended on 4 March 2023.

## Seat distribution

As of May 2020, the 2163 members in the 13th National Committee of CPPCC was composed of:

### Seats for political parties (543 in total)

| Major party | Major party | General Secretary | Seats |
| | Chinese Communist Party | Xi Jinping | 104 |
| Other Parties | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats |
| | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Wan Exiang | 65 |
| | China Democratic League | Ding Zhongli | 65 |
| | China National Democratic Construction Association | Hao Mingjin | 65 |
| | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Cai Dafeng | 45 |
| | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Chen Zhu | 43 |
| | China Zhi Gong Party | Wan Gang | 29 |
| | Jiusan Society | Wu Weihua | 45 |
| | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Su Hui | 20 |
| | Independents | N/A | 62 |

### Seats for people's organizations (306 in total)

| People's organization | Seats |
| Communist Youth League of China | 8 |
| All-China Federation of Trade Unions | 63 |
| All-China Women's Federation | 64 |
| All-China Youth Federation | 27 |
| All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce | 61 |
| China Association for Science and Technology | 42 |
| All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots | 14 |
| All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese | 27 |

### Seats for Sectoral representatives (1027 in total)

| Sector | Seats |
| Literature and Arts | 126 |
| Science and Technology | 116 |
| Social Science | 71 |
| Economics | 130 |
| Agriculture | 70 |
| Education | 106 |
| Sports | 19 |
| Press and Publication | 48 |
| Medicine and Health | 92 |
| Friendship with Foreign Countries | 46 |
| Social Welfare and Social Security | 34 |
| Ethnic Minorities | 104 |
| Religions | 65 |

### Specially invited deputies (287 in total)

| Hong Kong (124 in total) | Hong Kong (124 in total) | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | 25 |
| | Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong | 4 |
| | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 2 |
| | Liberal Party | 4 |
| | New Century Forum | 1 |
| | New Territories Association of Societies | 2 |
| | Independents | 86 |
| Macau (29 in total) | Macau (29 in total) | Seats |
| | Macau United Citizens Association | 1 |
| | Macau Business Interest Union | 1 |
| | Macau Union of Professional Interests | 2 |
| | Progress Promotion Union/General Union of the Macao Residents' Associations | 1 |
| | Union for Development/The Women's General Association of Macau | 1 |
| | Independents | 23 |
| Other | Other | Seats |
| | Other (including People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police service personnel) | 134 |

## Organization
### Council of Chairpersons

| | | Party | Term |
| Chairman | Wang Yang | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhang Qingli | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Liu Qibao | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai | Ind. | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Tung Chee-hwa | Ind. | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wan Gang | CZGP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Edmund Ho | Ind. | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Lu Zhangong | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Zhengwei | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ma Biao | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Xiaoguang | CDL | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Leung Chun-ying | Ind. | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Xia Baolong | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Yang Chuantang | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Li Bin | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Bagatur | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Yongqing | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | He Lifeng | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Su Hui | TDSL | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zheng Jianbang | RCCK | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Gu Shengzu | CNDCA | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Liu Xincheng | CDL | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | He Wei | CPWDP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Gao Yunlong | CNDCA | 14 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Secretary-General | Xia Baolong | CCP | 14 Mar. 2018 – 27 May 2020 |
| Secretary-General | Li Bin | CCP | 27 May 2020 – 10. Mar. 2023 |
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### Special Committees

| Special committee | Chairperson |
| Committee for Handling Proposals | Li Zhiyong |
| Committee for Economic Affairs | Shang Fulin |
| Committee for Agriculture and Rural Affairs | Luo Zhijun |
| Committee of Population, Resources and Environment | Li Wei |
| Committee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports | Yuan Guiren |
| Committee for Social and Legal Affairs | Shen Deyong |
| Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs | Wang Weiguang |
| Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese | Zhu Xiaodan |
| Committee of Foreign Affairs | Lou Jiwei |
| Committee on Culture, History and Study | Song Dahan |

## The first session

The 1st Session of the 13th CPPCC was held from March 3–15, 2018. A preparatory meeting for the session was held on 2 March, presided by Yu Zhengsheng, the outgoing CPPCC chairman. The preparatory meeting approved the presidium of the session, the session's agenda and name list of the session's proposals examination committee. The presidium held a meeting later in the day, with Wang Yang presiding over the meeting assisted by several executive chairpersons.
The first plenary meeting of the 1st Session was held on 3 March, where Yu Zhengsheng delivered the work report of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee. On 8 March, the second plenary meeting was held, where various members of the CPPCC gave speeches. On 11 March, the third plenary meeting was held.
The fourth plenary meeting was held on 14 March, during the meeting, Wang Yang was elected as the new chairman of the CPPCC, succeeding Yu Zhengsheng. Additionally, the vice chairpersons, the secretary-general and the members of the Standing Committee were elected. On 15 March, the 1st Session held its final meeting, where the work report were adopted. The session was presided by Wang Yang, who gave the closing address to the meeting.