13th National People's Congress


The 13th National People's Congress was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2023, when the 14th National People's Congress first convened.

Organization

Special Committees

Special committeeChairperson
Ethnic Affairs CommitteeBai Chunli
Constitution and Law CommitteeLi Fei
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs CommitteeWu Yuliang
Financial and Economic Affairs CommitteeXu Shaoshi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health CommitteeLi Xueyong
Foreign Affairs CommitteeZhang Yesui
Overseas Chinese Affairs CommitteeWang Guangya
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation CommitteeGao Hucheng
Agriculture and Rural Affairs CommitteeChen Xiwen
Social Development Affairs CommitteeHe Yiting

The first session

The first session opened on 5 March 2018 and closed on 20 March 2018. All major state positions were elected in this session, including President, Vice President, Premier, and Congress Chairman.

The second session

The second session opened on 5 March 2019 and concluded on 15 March 2019.

The third session

The third session was scheduled for March 5, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time such a postponement had happened in decades. After the announcement of the date in April, the session was held from May 22 to May 28, 2020.

The fourth session

The fourth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2021.

The fifth session

The fifth session opened on 5 March and concluded on 11 March 2022.