12th National People's Congress

12th National People's Congress

第十二届全国人民代表大会
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13th →
5 March 2013 – 5 March 2018
(5 years, 0 days)
Overview
TypeHighest organ of state power
ElectionIndirect elections
Leadership
ChairmanZhang Dejiang
Vice ChairmenLi Jianguo, Wang Shengjun, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi, Wang Chen, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Zhang Ping, Qiangba Puncog, Arken Imirbaki, Wan Exiang, Zhang Baowen, and Chen Zhu
Secretary-GeneralWang Chen
Standing Committee166 (12th)
Members
Total2,987 members
12th National People's Congress
Simplified Chinese第十二届全国人民代表大会
Traditional Chinese第十二屆全國人民代表大會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese第十二届全国人大
Traditional Chinese第十二屆全國人大
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Réndà

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-12.