Chinese parliament

National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会
12th National People's Congress
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Permanent Chairman of Presidium of NPC	Zhang Dejiang, Li Jianguo, Wang Shengjun, Wang Chen, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, Zhang Ping, Qiangba Puncog, Alecken Eminbahe, CPC Chen Changzhi, CDNCA Yan Junqi, CAPD Wan Exiang, RCKMT Zhang Baowen, CDL Chen Zhu, CPWDP Since 14 March 2013
Presidium of NPC	Presidium of the National People's Congress (Temporary, Elected before every session of NPC opens and finished after every session concludes) Since 14 March 2013
Secretary-General of NPC	Li Jianguo, CPC Since 14 March 2013
Chairman of NPCSC	Zhang Dejiang, CPC Since 14 March 2013
Secretary-General of NPCSC	Wang Chen, CPC Since 14 March 2013
Majority Leader of NPCSC	Zhang Dejiang, CPC Since 14 March 2013
Structure
Seats	Since 1 January 2017： 2879 2879 NPC deputy 166 Member of NPCSC
NPC political groups	Since 14 March 2013：      Government（2157）： Communist Party of China（2157）      United Front and Independent（830）： Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang China Democratic League China Democratic National Construction Association China Association for Promoting Democracy Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party China Party for Public Interest September 3 Society Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Independent
NPCSC political groups	Since 14 March 2013： Government（115）：      Communist Party of China（115） United Front and Independent（51）：      China Democratic League（8）      September 3 Society（7）      Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party（6）      Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang（5）      China Association for Promoting Democracy（5）      China Party for Public Interest（3）      Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League（3）      China Democratic National Construction Association（2）      Independent（12）
Length of term	5 years
Elections
NPC voting system	Party-list proportional representation and Approval voting
NPCSC voting system	Party-list proportional representation and Approval voting
NPC last election	October 2012 - February 2013
NPCSC last election	14 March 2013
NPC next election	Late 2017 - Early 2018
NPCSC next election	March 2018
Redistricting	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Meeting place
Great Hall of the People, Xicheng District, Beijing City, People's Republic of China
Website
http://www.npc.gov.cn

Chen Changzhi, CDNCA
Yan Junqi, CAPD
Wan Exiang, RCKMT
Zhang Baowen, CDL

Since 1 January 2017：

Since 14 March 2013：
     Government（2157）：

     United Front and Independent（830）：

Since 14 March 2013：
Government（115）：

United Front and Independent（51）：

The National People's Congress (usually abbreviated NPC) is the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,924 members in 2017, it is the largest parliamentary body in the world. Under China's current Constitution, the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature, with the power to legislate, the power to oversee the operations of the government, and the power to elect the major officers of state. The NPC and the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a consultative body whose members represent various social groups, are the main deliberative bodies of China, and are often referred to as the Lianghui (Two Assemblies).

The NPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 10 to 14 days, in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The NPC's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the CPPCC, and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of state to review past policies and present future plans to the nation. The fourth session of the 12th NPC was held from March 5 to March 16, 2016.