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3rd National People's Congress
1964–1975 Chinese legislative session
1964–1975 Chinese legislative session
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| }} | image | National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg | image size=180px | caption=National emblem of China | number=3rd | colorcode= | body=Supreme organ of state power | election=Indirect elections | replenishment= | start=21 December 1964 | end=26 February 1975 | |||||||
| () | members=3,040 members | new_members= | old_members= | reelected_members= | standing_committee=116 (3rd) | politburo= | chairman=Zhu De | vice_chairman=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 | announcements= | conclusions= | decisions= | instructions= | regulations= | resolutions= | others= | previous=[2nd](2nd-national-people-s-congress) | next=[4th](4th-national-people-s-congress) | secretary_general=Liu Ningyi |
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.
Seat distribution
| Major party | Chairman | Seats | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Communist Party}}" | Chinese Communist Party | Mao Zedong | 2,668 | |||
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party}}" | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Ji Fang | 372 | |||
| Jiusan Society}}" | Jiusan Society | Xu Deheng | ||||
| China Democratic League}}" | China Democratic League | Yang Mingxuan | ||||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy}}" | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Ma Xulun | ||||
| China National Democratic Construction Association}}" | China National Democratic Construction Association | Huang Yanpei | ||||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang}}" | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | He Xiangning | ||||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League}}" | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | *Vacant* | ||||
| China Zhi Gong Party}}" | China Zhi Gong Party | Chen Qiyou | ||||
| Independents | *N/A* |
On 22 August 1966, amidst the Cultural Revolution, all of the minor democratic parties ceased operations after an ultimatum by the Beijing Middle School Red Guards. They did not restore their operations until 1978.
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
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