6th National People's Congress
1983–1988 Chinese legislative session
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The 6th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1983 to 1988. It held five sessions in this period.
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6th National People's Congress 第六届全国人民代表大会 | |
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| 6 June 1983 – 25 March 1988 (4 years, 263 days) Overview | |
| Type | Supreme organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Peng Zhen |
| Vice Chairmen | Chen Pixian, Wei Guoqing, Geng Biao, Hu Juewen, Xu Deheng, Peng Chong, Wang Renzhong, Shi Liang, Zhu Xuefan, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Choekyi Gyaltsen, Saifuddin Azizi, Zhou Gucheng, Yan Jici, Hu Yuzhi, Rong Yiren, Ye Fei, Liao Hansheng, Han Xianchu, and Huang Hua |
| Secretary-General | Wang Hanbin |
| Standing Committee | 152 (6th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2,884 members |
TraditionalChinese第六屆全國人民代表大會
SimplifiedChinese第六届全国人民代表大会
Hanyu PinyinDìliù Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Hanyu PinyinDìliù Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
| 6th National People's Congress | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第六屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第六届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第六屆全國人大 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第六届全国人大 | ||||||
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Background
This new Congress was the first under the current 1982 Constitution, and the first to be elected under the rules of the 1979 Electoral Law of the PRC.
In keeping with the provisions of the law, all deputies of the 6th NPC were elected indirectly from 1982 to February 1983 by the provincial-level legislatures of:
Seat distribution
| Major party | General Secretary | Seats | |
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| Chinese Communist Party | Hu Yaobang | 1,861 | |
| Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Ji Fang | 543 | |
| Jiusan Society | Xu Deheng | ||
| China Democratic League | Shi Liang | ||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy | Ye Shengtao | ||
| China National Democratic Construction Association | Hu Juewen | ||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Wang Kunlun Qu Wu | ||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Su Ziheng | ||
| China Zhi Gong Party | Huang Dingchen Dong Yinchu | ||
| Independents | N/A | ||
The first session
In the 1st Plenary Session in 1983, the Congress elected the state leaders:
- President of the People's Republic of China: Li Xiannian
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Peng Zhen
- Premier of the State Council: Zhao Ziyang
- Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Deng Xiaoping
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Zheng Tianxiang
- Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Yang Yichen
External links
- (in Chinese) Official website of the NPC