# 13th National People's Congress

The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2023, when the 14th National People's Congress first convened.

## Seat distribution

Seats :
| | Chinese Communist Party | Xi Jinping | 2119 |
| Other Parties | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats |
| | Jiusan Society | Wu Weihua | 64 |
| | China Democratic League | Ding Zhongli | 58 |
| | China National Democratic Construction Association | Hao Mingjin | 57 |
| | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Cai Dafeng | 55 |
| | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Chen Zhu | 54 |
| | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Wan Exiang | 43 |
| | China Zhi Gong Party | Wan Gang | 38 |
| | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Su Hui | 13 |
| | Independents | N/A | 479 |

### Standing Committee

Seats :
| | Chinese Communist Party | 116 |
| Other Parties | Other Parties | Seats |
| | China Democratic League | 9 |
| | China Association for Promoting Democracy | 7 |
| | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 7 |
| | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | 6 |
| | Jiusan Society | 4 |
| | China National Democratic Construction Association | 3 |
| | China Zhi Gong Party | 3 |
| | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | 3 |
| | Independents | 10 |

## Organization
### Council of Chairpersons

| | | Party | Term |
| Chairman | Li Zhanshu | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Chen | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Cao Jianming | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Zhang Chunxian | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Shen Yueyue | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ji Bingxuan | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Arken Imirbaki | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wan Exiang | RCCK | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Chen Zhu | CPWDP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wang Dongming | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Padma Choling | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ding Zhongli | CDL | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Hao Mingjin | CNDCA | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Cai Dafeng | CAPD | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Vice Chairpersons | Wu Weihua | JS | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
| Secretary-General | Yang Zhenwu | CCP | 17 Mar. 2018 – 10 Mar. 2023 |
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### Special Committees

| Special committee | Chairperson |
| Ethnic Affairs Committee | Bai Chunli |
| Constitution and Law Committee | Li Fei |
| Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee | Wu Yuliang |
| Financial and Economic Affairs Committee | Xu Shaoshi |
| Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee | Li Xueyong |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | Zhang Yesui |
| Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee | Wang Guangya |
| Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee | Gao Hucheng |
| Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | Chen Xiwen |
| Social Development Affairs Committee | He Yiting |

## The first session

The first session opened on 5 March 2018 and closed on 20 March 2018. All major state positions were elected in this session, including President, Vice President, Premier, and Congress Chairman.

### Election results

| 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 |
| Li Zhanshu | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Zhenwu | 2970 | 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 | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Wang Qishan | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NSC Director Election | NSC Director Election | NSC Director Election | NSC Director Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Wang Chen | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Cao Jianming | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Zhang Chunxian | 2969 | 1 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Shen Yueyue | 2969 | 1 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Ji Bingxuan | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Arken Imirbaki | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Wan Exiang | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Yang Xiaodu | 2969 | 1 | 0 |
| Chen Zhu | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wang Dongming | 2969 | 1 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Padma Choling | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ding Zhongli | 2968 | 1 | 1 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hao Mingjin | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cai Dafeng | 2969 | 1 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wu Weihua | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Liu Yuan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Premierial Election | Premierial Election | Premierial Election | Premierial Election | Vice-Premierial Election | Vice-Premierial Election | Vice-Premierial Election | Vice-Premierial Election |
| Li Keqiang | 2964 | 2 | 0 | Han Zheng | 2965 | 4 | 0 |
| Li Keqiang | 2964 | 2 | 0 | Sun Chunlan | 2956 | 5 | 8 |
| Li Keqiang | 2964 | 2 | 0 | Hu Chunhua | 2968 | 0 | 1 |
| Li Keqiang | 2964 | 2 | 0 | Liu He | 2964 | 3 | 2 |
| CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Xu Qiliang | 2962 | 0 | 4 |
| Xi Jinping | 2970 | 0 | 0 | Zhang Youxia | 2963 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 2956 | 5 | 5 | Zhang Jun | 2951 | 5 | 10 |

## The second session

The second session opened on 5 March 2019 and concluded on 15 March 2019.

## The third session

The third session was scheduled for March 5, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time such a postponement had happened in decades. After the announcement of the date in April, the session was held from May 22 to May 28, 2020.

## The fourth session

The fourth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2021.

## The fifth session

The fifth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2022.