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9th National People's Congress
1998–2003 Chinese legislative session
1998–2003 Chinese legislative session
The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress.
Background
This was the first congress in which deputies were elected representing the Hong Kong SAR and the new directly administered city of Chongqing.
Elections were held from October 1997 to February 1998 by the 22 provincial and 5 autonomous regional legislatures, as well as the city legislatures of the four directly administered municipalities, which elected their deputies to the NPC.
Seat distribution
| Major party | General Secretary | Seats | Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Communist Party}}" | Chinese Communist Party | Jiang Zemin | 2,130 | |||
| Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party}}" | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Jiang Zhenghua | 460 | |||
| Jiusan Society}}" | Jiusan Society | Wu Jieping | ||||
| China Democratic League}}" | China Democratic League | Ding Shisun | ||||
| China Association for Promoting Democracy}}" | China Association for Promoting Democracy | Xu Jialu | ||||
| China National Democratic Construction Association}}" | China National Democratic Construction Association | Cheng Siwei | ||||
| Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang}}" | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | He Luli | ||||
| Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League}}" | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Zhang Kehui | ||||
| China Zhi Gong Party}}" | China Zhi Gong Party | Luo Haocai | ||||
| Independents | *N/A* |
The first session
Elected state leaders
- President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Li Peng
- Premier of the State Council: Zhu Rongji
- Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Xiao Yang
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Han Zhubin
The second session
The 1999 Amendments to the People's Republic of China Constitution were adopted by on March 15, 1999.
The People's Liberation Army budget increased 12.8% in 1999 compared to the prior year, marking the Congress' continued interest in military modernization.
References
References
- "National People's Congress Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference".
- "National People's Congress, 1999 Amendments to the PRC Constitution, March 15, 1999 {{!}} US-China Institute".
- (1999). "Defense White Paper". Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea.
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