Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, officially styled the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, is the presiding officer of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, which is considered China's top legislative body. The current Chairman is Li Zhanshu.

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Li Zhanshu

since March 17, 2018
AppointerNational People's Congress
Term lengthfive years, renewable
once consecutively
Inaugural holderLiu Shaoqi
FormationSeptember 27, 1954
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Traditional Chinese全國人民代表大會常務委員會委員長
Simplified Chinese全国人民代表大会常务委员会委员长
Commonly abbreviated as
Traditional Chinese全國人大常委會委員長
Simplified Chinese全国人大常委会委员长

From 1998 to 2013, the position was ranked second in China's political hierarchy since Li Peng was barred from seeking a third term as Premier in 1998. In the political order of precedence, the Chairman ranks below the CPC General Secretary and President. Since 2013 the Chairman has ranked below the Premier, Li Keqiang. The ranking of this position is not necessarily reflective of its actual power, which varies depending on the officeholder.

Powers

The position holds reserve constitutional powers under the 1982 revision of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China. As stipulated in Article 84 of the Constitution, should both the President and Vice-President become incapacitated, and the National People's Congress is unable to elect a timely replacement, the Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee will act as President.[1]

From 1975 to 1983, the Chairman of the Standing Committee served as head of state of the People's Republic of China, as the presidency had been written out of the 1975 constitution. Theoretically, during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, the NPC Chairman at the time, Wan Li, had the power to call an emergency session of the NPC to resolve the issue constitutionally. However, Wan's freedom of movement was restricted, and ultimately was powerless in the situation.

List of chairmen

  Head of State (under the 1975 Constitution & 1978 Constitution)

Generations of leadership

  Mao Zedong Administration   Deng Xiaoping Administration   Jiang Zemin Administration    Hu Jintao Administration   Xi Jinping Administration

Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column counts individuals and the second column (term number).

Chairman Term Took office Left office
1 Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇
1 September 15, 1954 April 28, 1959
2 Zhu De
朱德
2 April 28, 1959 January 4, 1965
3 January 4, 1965 January 17, 1975
4 January 17, 1975 July 6, 1976
Song Qingling
宋庆龄
July 6, 1976
(acting)
March 5, 1978
3 Ye Jianying
叶剑英
5 March 5, 1978 June 18, 1983
4 Peng Zhen
彭真
6 June 18, 1983 April 13, 1988
5 Wan Li
万里
7 April 13, 1988 March 27, 1993
6 Qiao Shi
乔石
8 March 27, 1993 March 15, 1998
7 Li Peng
李鹏
9 March 15, 1998 March 15, 2003
8 Wu Bangguo
吴邦国
10 March 15, 2003 March 15, 2008
11 March 15, 2008 March 14, 2013
9 Zhang Dejiang
张德江
12 March 14, 2013 March 17, 2018
10 Li Zhanshu
栗战书
13 March 17, 2018
Li ZhanshuZhang DejiangWu BangguoLi PengQiao ShiWan LiPeng ZhenYe JianyingSoong Ching-lingZhu DeLiu Shaoqi

References

  1. "Constitution of the PRC". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

See also

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