# 12th National People's Congress

The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year. It was succeeded by the communing of the 13th National People's Congress.

## Seat distribution

| Major party | Major party | General Secretary | Seats |
| | Chinese Communist Party | Xi Jinping | 2,157 |
| Other Parties | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats |
| | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Sang Guowei | 830 |
| | Jiusan Society | Han Qide | 830 |
| | China Democratic League | Zhang Baowen | 830 |
| | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Yan Junqi | 830 |
| | China National Democratic Construction Association | Chen Changzhi | 830 |
| | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Wan Exiang | 830 |
| | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Lin Wenyi | 830 |
| | China Zhi Gong Party | Wan Gang | 830 |
| | Independents | N/A | 830 |

## Organization
### Council of Chairpersons

| | | Party | Term |
| Chairman | Zhang Dejiang | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Li Jianguo | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Shengjun | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Changzhi | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Yan Junqi | CAPD | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Chen | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Shen Yueyue | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ji Bingxuan | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhang Ping | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Qiangba Puncog | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Arken Imirbaki | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wan Exiang | RCCK | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhang Baowen | CDL | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Zhu | CPWDP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
| Secretary-General | Wang Chen | CCP | 14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018 |
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### Special Committees

| Special committee | Chairperson |
| Ethnic Affairs Committee | Li Jingtian |
| Law Committee | Qiao Xiaoyang |
| Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee | Ma Wen |
| Financial and Economic Affairs Committee | Li Shenglin |
| Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee | Liu Binjie |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | Fu Ying |
| Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee | Bai Zhijian |
| Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee | Chen Jianguo |
| Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Lu Hao |

## The first session

The first session was held in March 2013. All top national posts were up for election and were filled.
| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhang Dejiang | 2,952 | 5 | 4 | Wang Chen | 2,923 | 30 | 7 |
| Zhang Dejiang | 2,952 | 5 | 4 | Zhang Ping | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Li Yuanchao | 2,839 | 80 | 37 |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Liu Yunshan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Li Hongzhong | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Wang Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Yuan Chunqing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Pan Yiyang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | Premierial Election | Premierial Election | Premierial Election | Premierial Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,955 | 1 | 3 | Li Keqiang | 2,940 | 3 | 6 |
| Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhou Qiang | 2908 | 26 | 23 | Cao Jianming | 2,933 | 18 | 5 |
| Wu Aiying | 2 | 0 | 0 | Cao Jianming | 2,933 | 18 | 5 |
| Wang Shengjun | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chen Yunlong | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qi Qi | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cai Xueen | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## The second session

The second session was held in March 2014.

## The third session

The third session was held in March 2015.

## The fourth session

The fourth session was held in March 2016.

## The fifth session

The fifth session was held in March 2017.