3rd National People's Congress
1964–1975 Chinese legislative session
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The 3rd National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1964 to 1975. It held only one session in the ten years due to the disruption caused by the ongoing Cultural Revolution launched by Chairman Mao Zedong after 1966.
ElectionIndirect elections
3rd National People's Congress 第三届全国人民代表大会 | |
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| 21 December 1964 – 26 February 1975 (10 years, 67 days) Overview | |
| Type | Supreme organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Zhu De |
| Vice Chairmen | Peng Zhen, Liu Bocheng, Li Jingquan, Kang Sheng, Guo Moruo, He Xiangning, Huang Yanpei, Chen Shutong, Li Xuefeng, Xu Xiangqian, Yang Mingxuan, Cheng Qian, Saifuddin Azizi, Lin Feng, Liu Ningyi, Zhang Zhizhong, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, and Zhou Jianren |
| Secretary-General | Liu Ningyi |
| Standing Committee | 116 (3rd) |
| Members | |
| Total | 3,040 members |
TraditionalChinese第三屆全國人民代表大會
SimplifiedChinese第三届全国人民代表大会
Hanyu PinyinDìsān Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Hanyu PinyinDìsān Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
| 3rd National People's Congress | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第三屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第三届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第三屆全國人大 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第三届全国人大 | ||||||
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Seat distribution
On 22 August 1966, amidst the Cultural Revolution, all of the satellite democratic parties ceased operations after an ultimatum by the Beijing Middle School Red Guards. They would not resume operations until the 5th National People's Congress in 1978.[1]
The first session
The session was held from December 21, 1964, till January 4, 1965. The Congress elected the state leaders:
- Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Liu Shaoqi
- Vice Chairmen of the People's Republic of China: Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Zhu De
- Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Yang Xiufeng
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng