10th National People's CongressThe 10th National People's Congress was in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There were 2,984 deputies to this Congress. It succeeded the 9th National People's Congress.OrganizationSpecial CommitteesSpecial committeeChairpersonEthnic Affairs CommitteeDoje CeringLaw CommitteeYang JingyuInternal and Judicial Affairs CommitteeHe ChunlinFinancial and Economic Affairs CommitteeFu ZhihuanEducation, Science, Culture and Public Health CommitteeZhu LilanForeign Affairs CommitteeJiang EnzhuOverseas Chinese Affairs CommitteeChen GuangyiEnvironment Protection and Resources Conservation CommitteeMao RubaiAgriculture and Rural Affairs CommitteeLiu MingzuThe first SessionThe Congress held its first plenary session from March 5–18, 2003 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Election resultsElections to the Congress were held from October 2002 to February 2003, the first including deputies representing Macau. These deputies elected the following:The second SessionThe Congress held its second annual meeting from March 5–14, 2004 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The third SessionThe Congress held its third annual meeting from March 5–14, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The fourth SessionThe Congress held its fourth annual meeting from March 5–15, 2006 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.The fifth SessionThe Congress held its fifth annual meeting from March 5 to March 15, 2007, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.