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.
Seat distribution Major partyChairmanSeatsChinese Communist PartyHua Guofeng (until 1981)Hu Yaobang (after 1981)3,116Other PartiesChairpersonSeatsChinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyJi Fang381Jiusan SocietyXu DehengChina Democratic LeagueShi LiangChina Association for Promoting DemocracyZhou JianrenChina National Democratic Construction AssociationHu JuewenRevolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangZhu YunshanWang KunlunTaiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueCai XiaoChina Zhi Gong PartyHuang DingchenIndependentsN/A
The first session 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 China.
The fifth session At the fifth session in 1982, the NPC passed the current Constitution of China.
External links Official website of the NPC