The 5th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1978 to 1983. It succeeded the 4th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period.
5th National People's Congress 第五届全国人民代表大会 | |
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.svg) National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| 26 February 1978 – 6 June 1983 (5 years, 130 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Ye Jianying |
| Vice Chairmen | Soong Ching-ling, Nie Rongzhen, Liu Bocheng, Ulanhu, Wu De, Wei Guoqing, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Tan Zhenlin, Li Jingquan, Zhang Dingcheng, Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao, Saifuddin Azizi, Liao Chengzhi, Ji Pengfei, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Zhou Jianren, Xu Deheng, and Hu Juewen |
| Secretary-General | Ji Pengfei |
| Standing Committee | 197 (5th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 3,497 members |
| 5th National People's Congress | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第五屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第五届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第五屆全國人大 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第五届全国人大 | ||||||
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Seat distribution
editThe first session
edit- Chairman and Vice Chairman: Posts abolished
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Ye Jianying
- Premier of the State Council: Hua Guofeng
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Jiang Hua
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Huang Huoqing
At the first session, the NPC passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
The fifth session
editAt the fifth session in 1982, the NPC passed the current Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC