Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is a deputy to the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, responsible for assisting the chairman in his work. The secretary-general is responsible for overseeing the operations of the NPCSC General Office.

Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
全国人民代表大会常务委员会秘书长
Incumbent
Liu Qi
since March 10, 2023
General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
TypePresiding officer
Member ofCouncil of Chairpersons
NominatorPresidium of the National People's Congress
AppointerNational People's Congress
Term length5 years,
renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrumentConstitution of China
Formation27 September 1954; 70 years ago (1954-09-27)
First holderPeng Zhen
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General

The secretary-general is formally nominated by the Presidium of the NPC during a session and approved by the delegations of the NPC, though in reality is chosen within the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] The chairman, vice chairpersons and the secretary-general of the NPCSC collectively constitute the Council of Chairpersons.[2] The secretary-general oversees the administrative operations of the General Office of the Standing Committee.[3] The post is generally held concurrently by one of the vice chairpersons, and is assisted by one or more deputy secretaries-general.

List of officeholders

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No.

[note 1]

Term(s) Name

(birth–death)

Picture Took office Left Office Tenure Important offices held during tenure CPPCC Chairperson Ref.
1 1st Peng Zhen

(1902–1997)

  September 27, 1954 January 3, 1965 10 years, 98 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee  

Liu Shaoqi

[4]
2nd  

Zhu De

[5]
2 3rd Liu Ningyi

(1907–1994)

  January 3, 1965 January 17, 1975 10 years, 14 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee
3 4th Ji Pengfei

(1910–2000)

  January 17, 1975 March 8, 1978 13 years, 62 days
5th  

Ye Jianying

[6]
4 Peng Zhen

(1902–1997)

  November 29, 1979 September 10, 1980 306 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee [4]
5 Yang Shangkun

(1907–1998)

  September 10, 1980 June 18, 1983 2 years, 281 days [7]
6 6th Wang Hanbin

(born 1925)

  June 18, 1983 April 8, 1988 1 year, 360 days  

Peng Zhen

[8]
7 7th Peng Chong

(1915–2010)

  April 8, 1988 March 27, 1993 4 years, 353 days Wan Li [9]
8 8th Cao Zhi

(born 1928)

  March 27, 1993 March 16, 1998 4 years, 354 days Qiao Shi [10]
9 9th He Chunlin

(born 1933)

  March 16, 1998 March 15, 2003 4 years, 364 days  

Li Peng

[11]
10 10th Sheng Huaren

(born 1935)

  March 15, 2003 March 15, 2008 5 years, 0 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee  

Wu Bangguo

[12]
11 11th Li Jianguo

(born 1946)

  March 15, 2008 March 14, 2013 4 years, 364 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee [13]
12 12th Wang Chen

(born 1948)

  March 14, 2013 March 17, 2018 5 years, 3 days Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee  

Zhang Dejiang

[14]
13 13th Yang Zhenwu

(born 1954)

  March 17, 2018 March 10, 2023 4 years, 358 days  

Li Zhanshu

[15]
14 14th Liu Qi

(born 1956)

  March 10, 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 281 days  

Zhao Leji

[16]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ These numbers are not official.

References

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  1. ^ Liao, Zewei (2023-03-04). "NPC 2023: How China Selects Its State Leaders for the Next Five Years". NPC Observer. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. ^ "FAQs: National People's Congress and Its Standing Committee". NPC Observer. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. ^ "General Office". NPC.gov.cn. National People's Congress. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "彭真" [Peng Zhen]. State Council of the People's Republic of China. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "刘宁一" [Liu Ningyi]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "姬鹏飞" [Ji Pengfei]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "杨尚昆" [Yang Shangkun]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "王汉斌" [Wang Hanbin]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ "彭冲" [Peng Chong]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "曹志" [Cao Zhi]. State Council of the People's Republic of China. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ "第九届全国人民代表大会常务委员会" [The Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "盛华仁" [Sheng Huaren]. People's Daily. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "李建国" [Li Jianguo]. State Council of the People's Republic of China. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "王晨同志简历" [Resume of Wang Chen]. Portal of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ 于洪艳 (2018-03-18). "Introduction to vice-chairpersons, secretary-general of 13th NPC Standing Committee - Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  16. ^ "刘奇" [Liu Qi]. National People's Congress. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.