2nd National People's Congress
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The 2nd National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1959 to 1964.[1] It held four sessions in this period.
Background
Since the succeeding Congress was to be the first to be elected under the
Direct-administered municipalities of China
: Beijing and Shanghai. The elections were held in accordance with the 1953 Electoral Law.
Seat distribution
The first session
The first session was held in 18-28 April 1959. During the first session, Mao Zedong relinquished his role as chairman of the People's Republic to Liu Shaoqi.[2] The Congress elected the state leaders:
- Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Liu Shaoqi
- Vice Chairmen of the People's Republic of China: Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Zhu De
- Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Xie Juezai
- Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng
References
- ISBN 978-0-674-14900-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0404-9.