11th National People's Congress

The 11th National People's Congress (NPC) met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11th Congress in 2008,[1]

11th National People's Congress
5 March 2008 – 5 March 2013
(5 years, 0 days)
Overview
TypeHighest organ of state power
ElectionNational elections
Leadership
ChairmanWu Bangguo
Vice ChairmenWang Zhaoguo, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili, Zhou Tienong, Li Jianguo, Ismail Tiliwaldi, Jiang Shusheng, Chen Changzhi, Yan Junqi, and Sang Guowei
Secretary-GeneralLi Jianguo
Standing Committee175 (11th)
Members
Total2,987 members
11th National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese第十一屆全國人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese第十一届全国人民代表大会
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese第十一屆全國人大
Simplified Chinese第十一届全国人大
Politics of China
Leadership
Leadership generations
Succession of power
National leaders
Orders of precedence
Related systems
Communist Party
History
National People's Congress (14th)
  • Elections
  • Standing Committee (14th)
    • Council of Chairpersons
      Vice-Chairpersons
      Top-ranked: Li Hongzhong
      Secretary-General: Liu Qi
    • Special Committees
      1. Ethnic Affairs
      2. Constitution and Law
      3. Supervisory and Judicial Affairs
      4. Financial and Economic Affairs
      5. Education, Science, Culture and Public Health
      6. Foreign Affairs
      7. Overseas Chinese Affairs
      8. Environment Protection and Resources Conservation
      9. Agriculture and Rural Affairs
      10. Social Development Affairs
  • Presidium
State representative
Executive organ
Military organ
Supervisory organ
Judicial organs
United front
Historical parties:
Propaganda
Cross-Strait relations
Foreign relations
Related topics
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Seat distribution
Major party General Secretary Seats
Chinese Communist Party Hu Jintao 2,099
Other Parties Chairperson Seats
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Sang Guowei 888
Jiusan Society Han Qide
China Democratic League Jiang Shusheng
China Association for Promoting Democracy Yan Junqi
China National Democratic Construction Association Chen Changzhi
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Zhou Tienong
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Lin Wenyi
China Zhi Gong Party Wan Gang
Independents N/A

The first session

The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008.[2] It re-elected Hu Jintao as President and Wen Jiabao as Premier. Xi Jinping was elected Vice-President. The State Council, China's cabinet, went through major restructuring.

NPCSC Chairman Election NPCSC Secretary-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wu Bangguo 2,94899Li Jianguo 2,932258
Presidential Election Vice-Presidential Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Hu Jintao 2,95635Xi Jinping 2,9192817
CMC Chairmanship Election Premiership Nomination
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Hu Jintao 2,95944Wen Jiabao 2,9262112
Supreme Court President Election Procurator-general Election
CandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wang Shengjun 2,8853644Cao Jianming 2,9331617
  • All state leaders were elected from one name ballots.

The second session

The second session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 13, 2009.[2] This congress tackled issues such as the worsening global financial crisis, attempted to introduce a new social welfare system, as well as checks and balances on public officials.

The third session

The third session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2010.[2]

The fourth session

The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011.[2]

The fifth session

The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012.[2]

See also
  • List of members of the 11th National People's Congress

References
  1. Notice 44 of the NPC Standing Committee Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. This notice removed Bo Xilai from office. In addition, four more deaths or resignations were announced on Feb. 27, 2013, the same day that the election of the 12th Congress was announced.
  2. List of the Sessions for the 1st-11th National People's Congresses (in Chinese)
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