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The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. 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 第九届全国人民代表大会 | |
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| 5 March 1998 – 5 March 2003 (5 years, 0 days) Overview | |
| Type | Supreme organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect 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
editThis 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
editThe first session
editElected 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[1]
- 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
The second session
editThe 1999 amendment to the Constitution of China were adopted by on March 15, 1999.[2]
The People's Liberation Army budget increased 12.8% in 1999 compared to the prior year, marking the Congress' continued interest in military modernization.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "National People's Congress Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ "National People's Congress, 1999 Amendments to the PRC Constitution, March 15, 1999 | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ Defense White Paper. Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea. 1999.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC