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 committee	Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee	Bai Chunli
Constitution and Law Committee	Li Fei
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee	Wu Yuliang
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee	Xu Shaoshi
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee	Li Xueyong
Foreign Affairs Committee	Zhang Yesui
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee	Wang Guangya
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee	Gao Hucheng
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee	Chen Xiwen
Social Development Affairs Committee	He 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.