14th National People's Congress 第十四届全国人民代表大会 | |
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← 13th 15th → | |
| 5 March 2023 (2 years, 346 days) – Overview | |
| Type | Supreme organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Zhao Leji |
| Vice Chairmen | Li Hongzhong,Wang Dongming,Xiao Jie,Zheng Jianbang,Ding Zhongli,Hao Mingjin,Cai Dafeng,He Wei,Wu Weihua,Tie Ning,Peng Qinghua,Zhang Qingwei,Losang Jamcan, andShohrat Zakir |
| Secretary-General | Liu Qi |
| Standing Committee | 175 (14th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2977 members |
| Newcomers | 2187 members (14th) |
| Old | 790 members (13th) |
| 14th National People's Congress | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十四届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十四屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 第十四届全国人大 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 第十四屆全國人大 | ||||||
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The14th National People's Congress (NPC) is the current term of thesupreme organ of state power of thePeople's Republic of China. This term of theNational People's Congress convened inBeijing, on 5 March 2023, and is scheduled to continue until March 2028.Elections for the new Congress were held from October 2022 to February 2023.[1] It is scheduled to hold five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2028.
| Party | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Zhao Leji | CCP | 10 Mar. 2023 – present | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Li Hongzhong | CCP | ||
| Wang Dongming | CCP | |||
| Xiao Jie | CCP | |||
| Zheng Jianbang | RCCK | |||
| Ding Zhongli | CDL | |||
| Hao Mingjin | CNDCA | |||
| Cai Dafeng | CAPD | |||
| He Wei | CPWDP | |||
| Wu Weihua | JS | |||
| Tie Ning | CCP | |||
| Peng Qinghua | CCP | |||
| Zhang Qingwei | CCP | |||
| Losang Jamcan | CCP | |||
| Shohrat Zakir | CCP | |||
| Secretary-General | Liu Qi | CCP | ||
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The first session of the 14th NPC was held between 5–13 March 2023. A preparatory meeting was held on 3 March, presided by outgoing NPC Standing Committee chairmanLi Zhanshu.[2] During the session,Zhao Leji succeeded Li Zhanshu as the NPCSC chairman, while Xi Jinping was granted an unprecedented third term as president.[3][4][5]Han Zheng succeededWang Qishan as vice president, whileLi Qiang was appointed as the premier succeedingLi Keqiang.[citation needed]
| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | ||||||
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| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhao Leji | 2952 | 0 | 0 | Liu Qi | 2952 | 0 | 0 |
| Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2952 | 0 | 0 | Han Zheng | 2952 | 0 | 0 |
| NPCSC Vice-chairmen Election | NSC Director Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Li Hongzhong | 2950 | 1 | 1 | Liu Jinguo | 2943 | 3 | 1 |
| Wang Dongming | 2952 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Xiao Jie | |||||||
| Zheng Jianbang | |||||||
| Ding Zhongli | |||||||
| Hao Mingjin | |||||||
| Cai Dafeng | |||||||
| He Wei | Liu Yuan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wu Weihua | |||||||
| Tie Ning | |||||||
| Peng Qinghua | |||||||
| Zhang Qingwei | |||||||
| Losang Jamcan | |||||||
| Shohrat Zakir | |||||||
| Premierial Nomination | Vice-Premierial Nomination | ||||||
| Li Qiang | 2936 | 3 | 8 | Ding Xuexiang | 2944 | 0 | 2 |
| He Lifeng | 2943 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Zhang Guoqing | 2946 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Liu Guozhong | 2946 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2952 | 0 | 0 | Zhang Youxia | 2944 | 1 | 2 |
| He Weidong | 2947 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhang Jun | 2947 | 1 | 3 | Ying Yong | 2947 | 3 | 7 |
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The second session of the NPC began on 5 March 2024 and ended on 11 March. The event was held largely withoutCOVID restrictions for the first time since theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 4 March, the NPC spokespersonLou Qinjian said Premier Li Qiang won't hold the annual press conferences for the remaining term of China's parliament, which ends in 2027, ending a tradition maintained for three decades.
The third session of the NPC was held between 5 March 2025 and 11 March 2025. Premier Li Qiang announced a 5% GDP growth target and the highest fiscal deficit in 30 years to mitigate the effects of thetariffs imposed by the Trump administration.[6] NPCSC Chairman Zhao Leji missed the end of the NPC session, but was spotted in public again despite concerns about his whereabouts.[7][8]
| Preceded by | National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China 2023 - 2028 | Succeeded by Incumbent |