# 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

The 12th 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 2013 and ended on 3 March 2018.

## Seat distribution

The 2,237 members in the 12th National Committee of CPPCC was composed of:

### Seats for political parties (544 in total)

| Major party | Major party | Seats |
| | Chinese Communist Party | 99 |
| Other Parties | Other Parties | Seats |
| | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | 65 |
| | China Democratic League | 65 |
| | China National Democratic Construction Association | 65 |
| | China Association for Promoting Democracy | 45 |
| | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 45 |
| | China Zhi Gong Party | 30 |
| | Jiusan Society | 45 |
| | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | 20 |
| | Independents | 65 |

### Seats for people's organizations (320 in total)

| People's organization | Seats |
| Communist Youth League of China | 9 |
| All-China Federation of Trade Unions | 63 |
| All-China Women's Federation | 67 |
| All-China Youth Federation | 30 |
| All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce | 65 |
| China Association for Science and Technology | 43 |
| All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots | 15 |
| All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese | 28 |

### Seats for Sectoral representatives (1054 in total)

| Sector | Seats |
| Literature and Arts | 145 |
| Science and Technology | 112 |
| Social Science | 69 |
| Economics | 151 |
| Agriculture | 67 |
| Education | 108 |
| Sports | 21 |
| Press and Publication | 44 |
| Medicine and Health | 90 |
| Friendship with Foreign Countries | 41 |
| Social Welfare and Social Security | 36 |
| Ethnic Minorities | 103 |
| Religions | 67 |

### Specially invited deputies (319 in total)

| Hong Kong (124 in total) | Hong Kong (124 in total) | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | ? |
| | Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong | ? |
| | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | ? |
| | Liberal Party | ? |
| | New Century Forum | ? |
| | New Territories Association of Societies | ? |
| | Independents | ? |
| Macau (29 in total) | Macau (29 in total) | Seats |
| | Macau United Citizens Association | ? |
| | Macau Business Interest Union | ? |
| | Macau Union of Professional Interests | ? |
| | Progress Promotion Union/General Union of the Macao Residents' Associations | ? |
| | Union for Development/The Women's General Association of Macau | ? |
| | Independents | ? |
| Other | Other | Seats |
| | Other (including People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police service personnel) | 166 |

## Organization
### Council of Chairpersons

| | | Party | Term |
| Chairman | Yu Zhengsheng | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Du Qinglin | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ling Jihua | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 20 Jan. 2015 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Han Qide | JS | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai | Ind. | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Tung Chee-hwa | Ind. | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wan Gang | CZGP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Lin Wenyi | TDSL | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Luo Fuhe | CAPD | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Edmund Ho | Ind. | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhang Qingli | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Li Haifeng | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Su Rong | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Yuan | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Lu Zhangong | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhou Xiaochuan | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Jiarui | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Zhengwei | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ma Biao | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Qi Xuchun | RCCK | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Xiaoguang | CDL | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ma Peihua | CNDCA | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Liu Xiaofeng | CPWDP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Qinmin | CZGP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Leung Chun-ying | Ind. | 13 Mar. 2017 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
| Secretary-General | Xia Baolong | CCP | 11 Mar. 2013 – 14 Mar. 2018 |
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### Special Committees

| Special committee | Chairperson |
| Committee for Handling Proposals | Sun Gan |
| Committee for Economic Affairs | Zhou Bohua |
| Committee of Population, Resources and Environment | Jia Zhibang |
| Committee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports | Zhang Yutai |
| Committee for Social and Legal Affairs | Meng Xuenong |
| Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs | Zhu Weiqun |
| Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese | Yang Chonghui Sun Huaishan Yang Yanyin |
| Committee of Foreign Affairs | Pan Yunhe |
| Committee on History and Study | Wang Taihua |

## The first session

The 1st Session of the 12th CPPCC was held from March 3–12, 2013. It was announced on 2 March that the session period would be shortened to nine days, down from the ten days in the previous year. A preparatory meeting for the session was held on 2 March, presided by Jia Qinglin, 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 Yu Zhengsheng presiding over the meeting assisted by several executive chairpersons.
The first plenary meeting of the 1st Session was held on 3 March, where Jia Qinglin delivered the work report of the Standing Committee of the 11th CPPCC National Committee. On 7 March, the second plenary meeting was held, where various members of the CPPCC gave speeches. On 8 March, the third plenary meeting was held.
The fourth plenary meeting was held on 11 March, during the meeting, Yu Zhengsheng was elected as the new chairman of the CPPCC, succeeding Jia Qinglin. Additionally, the vice chairpersons, the secretary-general and the members of the Standing Committee were elected. On 12 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.