5th National People's Congress

The 5th National People's Congress was in session from 1978 to 1983. It succeeded the 4th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period.

The first session

Chairman and Vice Chairman: Posts abolished
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Ye Jianying
Premier of the State Council: Hua Guofeng
President of the Supreme People's Court: Jiang Hua
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Huang Huoqing

At the first session, the NPC passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China.

The fifth session

At the fifth session in 1982, the NPC passed the current Constitution of the People's Republic of China.