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9th National People's Congress 
Summary
The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003. It held five plenary sessions in this period. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress.
9th National People's Congress | |
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 National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
| 5 March 1998 – 5 March 2003 (5 years, 0 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | National elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Li Peng |
| Vice Chairmen | Tian Jiyun, Xie Fei, Jiang Chunyun, Zou Jiahua, Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Wang Guangying, Cheng Siyuan, Buhe, Tömür Dawamat, Wu Jieping, Peng Peiyun, [[He Luli ]], Zhou Guangzhao, Cheng Kejie, Cao Zhi, Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei, Xu Jialu, and Jiang Zhenghua |
| Secretary-General | He Chunlin |
| Standing Committee | 155 (9th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2,979 members |
| 9th National People's Congress | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第九屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第九届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第九屆全國人大 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第九届全国人大 | ||||||||
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Background edit
This was the first congress in which deputies were elected representing the Hong Kong SAR and the new directly administered city of Chongqing.
Elections were held from October 1997 to February 1998 by the 22 provincial and 5 autonomous regional legislatures, as well as the city legislatures of the four directly administered municipalities, which elected their deputies to the NPC.
Seat distribution edit
The first session edit
Elected state leaders edit
- President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Li Peng
- Premier of the State Council: Zhu Rongji
- Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Xiao Yang
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Han Zhubin
References edit
External links edit
- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC