Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the branch of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

History

In May 1951, the inaugural conference of representatives from various ethnic groups and sectors convened in Xinjiang Province, resulting in the election of the Xinjiang Provincial Consultative Committee, formally establishing the local Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference organization in Xinjiang. In February 1955, the inaugural session of the Xinjiang Provincial Committee of the CPPCC convened in Xinjiang Province, resulting in the election of the first CPPCC organization, with Saifuddin Azizi as the first chairman. Subsequently, in October 1955, following the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, it was officially reconstituted as the CPPCC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee.