14th National People's Congress

14th National People's Congress
14th National People's Congress
← 13th 15th →
	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
5 March 2023; (277 days) – ; Overview
Type	Supreme organ of state power
Election	National 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, and Shohrat Zakir
Secretary-General	Liu Qi
Standing Committee	175 (14th)
Members
Total	2,977 members
Newcomers	2187 members (14th)
Old	790 members (13th)

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is the sitting electoral term of the "supreme organ of state power" of the People's Republic of China. It convened in Beijing, 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, when the 15th National People's Congress is expected to be elected from December 2027 to February 2028 and will likely be in session around March 2028.^{[citation needed]}

Seat distribution

Major party		General Secretary	Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	Xi Jinping
Other Parties		Chairperson	Seats
	Jiusan Society	Wu Weihua
	China Democratic League	Ding Zhongli
	China National Democratic Construction Association	Hao Mingjin
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	Cai Dafeng
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	He Wei
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Zheng Jianbang
	China Zhi Gong Party	Jiang Zuojun
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	Su Hui
	Independents	N/A

Standing Committee

Major party		Seats
	Chinese Communist Party	118
Other Parties		Seats
	China Democratic League	9
	China Association for Promoting Democracy	7
	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	6
	Jiusan Society	5
	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	5
	China National Democratic Construction Association	4
	Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	4
	China Zhi Gong Party	3
	Independents	14

Organization

Special Committees

Special committee	Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee	Bayanqolu
Constitution and Law Committee	Xin Chunying
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee	Yang Xiaochao
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee	Zhong Shan
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee	Luo Shugang
Foreign Affairs Committee	Lou Qinjian
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee	Yu Weiguo
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee	Lu Xinshe
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee	Du Jiahao
Social Development Affairs Committee	Yang Zhenwu

The first session

Elections

Presidential election

The 2023 Chinese presidential election (Chinese: 2023年中国国家主席选举) was held on 10 March 2023, at the 14th National People's Congress to indirectly elect the President and the Vice President of China. The President is the second-highest office under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader). However, the presidency has been held by the CCP general secretary since 1993. The term limit on the presidency was removed at the 2018 National People's Congress, bringing the presidency into alignment with the position of CCP general secretary, which does not have term limits. Current CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, who was expected to be re-elected,^[2] was unanimously elected for an unprecedented third term as president in 2023.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Election results

NPCSC Chairman Election				NPCSC Secretary-general Election
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 Election				Vice-Premierial Election
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
Xi Jinping	2952	0	0	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

References

^ Wei, Changhao (25 February 2023). "(Still) Mostly Han Men: Demographics of the 14th NPC". NPC Observer. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ Andrew Scobell (2022-10-26). "China After the Party Congress: Welcome to Xi's People's Republic of Control". United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18. Having now secured the top party post, Xi is well on track to be re-elected PRC president at the 14th National People's Congress, scheduled to convene in March 2023.
^ Cheng, Evelyn. "China's Xi gains unprecedented third term as president". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
^ Gan, Nectar (2023-03-10). "Xi Jinping secures unprecedented third term as China's president in ceremonial vote". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
^ "China's Xi Jinping awarded third 5-year term as president in unanimous vote". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

Preceded by 13th NPC	National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China 2023 - 2028	Succeeded by Incumbent

[NPC_Observer-1] Wei, Changhao (25 February 2023). "(Still) Mostly Han Men: Demographics of the 14th NPC". NPC Observer. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[2] Andrew Scobell (2022-10-26). "China After the Party Congress: Welcome to Xi's People's Republic of Control". United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18. Having now secured the top party post, Xi is well on track to be re-elected PRC president at the 14th National People's Congress, scheduled to convene in March 2023.

[3] Cheng, Evelyn. "China's Xi gains unprecedented third term as president". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

[2023_Chinese_presidential_election_:0-4] Gan, Nectar (2023-03-10). "Xi Jinping secures unprecedented third term as China's president in ceremonial vote". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

[5] "China's Xi Jinping awarded third 5-year term as president in unanimous vote". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

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v t e Elections in China
Congressional elections	1954 1958–59 1963–64 1974–75 1977–78 1983–84 1987–88 1993–94 1997–98 2002–03 2007–08 2012–13 2017–18 2022–23
Presidential elections	1954 1959 1964 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023
Premier elections	1954 1959 1964 1975 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023
See also: Elections in China (1912–49)