Special Committee of the National People's Congress

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A special committee (

Social Development Affairs Committee, for a total of ten special committees.[1]

Article 37 of the Organic Law indicates that the functions of special committees are to include deliberating on bills and proposals received from the Presidium and Standing Committee, submitting bills and proposals to the same, examine and report on items considered to contravene the Constitution and laws, examine questions referred by the Presidium and Standing Committee, and investigate and propose solutions to issues. The Ethnic Affairs Committee can additionally make proposals to strengthen ethnic unity and review legislation related to the Autonomous regions of China. The Law Committee deliberates on all draft laws submitted to the NPC.[1]

Shi Hexing, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Governance, has written that special committees have strengthened the NPC and the people's congress system as a whole.

Chairman of the National People's Congress, also emphasized the great importance of special committee. In 2005, the General Office of the NPC Standing Committee issued "Several Opinions on Giving Full Scope to the Role of Special Committees," which further strengthened them by setting a specific work system and procedures.[2]

Current special committees

Special committee Chairperson
Ethnic Affairs Committee Bayanqolu (巴音朝鲁, ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ)
Constitution and Law Committee Xin Chunying (信春鹰)
Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee Yang Xiaochao (杨晓超)
Financial and Economic Affairs Committee Zhong Shan (钟山)
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee Luo Shugang (雒树刚)
Foreign Affairs Committee Lou Qinjian (娄勤俭)
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee Yu Weiguo (于伟国)
Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee Lu Xinshe (鹿心社)
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Du Jiahao (杜家毫)
Social Development Affairs Committee Yang Zhenwu (杨振武)

References

  1. ^ a b "Organic Law of the National People's Congress of the PRC" (in Chinese). China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. . Retrieved 15 July 2015.