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,Notice 44 of the NPC Standing Committee . 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.
Seat distribution Major partyGeneral SecretarySeatsChinese Communist PartyHu Jintao2,099Other PartiesChairpersonSeatsChinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartySang Guowei888Jiusan SocietyHan QideChina Democratic LeagueJiang ShushengChina Association for Promoting DemocracyYan JunqiChina National Democratic Construction AssociationChen ChangzhiRevolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangZhou TienongTaiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueLin WenyiChina Zhi Gong PartyWan GangIndependentsN/A
Organization
Council of Chairpersons
PartyTermChairmanWu BangguoCCPVice ChairpersonsWang ZhaoguoCCPLu YongxiangCCPUyunqimgCCPHan QideCAPDHua JianminCCPChen ZhiliCCPZhou TienongRCCKLi JianguoCCPIsmail TiliwaldiCCPJiang ShushengCDLChen ChangzhiRCCKZhang BaowenCNDCAYan JunqiCAPDSang GuoweiCPWDPSecretary-GeneralLi JianguoCCPSource:
Special Committees
Special committeeChairpersonEthnic Affairs CommitteeMa QizhiLaw CommitteeHu KangshengInternal and Judicial Affairs CommitteeHuang ZhendongFinancial and Economic Affairs CommitteeShi XiushiEducation, Science, Culture and Public Health CommitteeBai KemingForeign Affairs CommitteeLi ZhaoxingOverseas Chinese Affairs CommitteeGao SirenEnvironment Protection and Resources Conservation CommitteeWang GuangtaoAgriculture and Rural Affairs CommitteeWang Yunlong
The first session
The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008.List of the Sessions for the 1st-11th National People's Congresses (in Chinese) 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 Candidates For Against Abstain Candidates For Against Abstain Wu Bangguo 2,948 9 9 Li Jianguo 2,932 25 8 Presidential Election Vice-Presidential Election Candidates For Against Abstain Candidates For Against Abstain Hu Jintao 2,956 3 5 Xi Jinping 2,919 28 17 CMC Chairmanship Election Premiership Nomination Candidates For Against Abstain Candidates For Against Abstain Hu Jintao 2,959 4 4 Wen Jiabao 2,926 21 12 Supreme Court President Election Procurator-general Election Candidates For Against Abstain Candidates For Against Abstain Wang Shengjun 2,885 36 44 Cao Jianming 2,933 16 17 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. This congress dealt with issues such as the 2008 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.
The fourth session
The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011.
The fifth session
The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012.
See also List of members of the 11th National People's Congress
References
External links Official website of the NPC