10th National People's Congress

The 10th National People's Congress (Chinese: 第十届全国人民代表大会) is in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There are 2,985 deputies to this Congress.

The 1st Plenary Session

The First Plenary Session was held in 2003. The Congress elected and appointed state leaders:
*President of the People's Republic of China: Hu Jintao
*Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Wu Bangguo
*Premier of the State Council: Wen Jiabao
**Vice Premiers: Huang Ju, Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan (曾培炎), Hui Liangyu
**State Councilors: Zhou Yongkang, Cao Gangchuan, Tang Jiaxuan, Hua Jianmin, Chen Zhili
***Secretary General of the State Council: Hua Jianmin (华建敏)
***Foreign Minister: Li Zhaoxing (李肇星)
***Minister of National Defence: Cao Gangchuan
***Director of National Development and Reform Commission: Ma Kai
***Minister of Education: Zhou Ji (周济)
***Minister of Science and Technology: Xu Guanhua
***Director of State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense: Zhang Yunchuan (张云川)
***Director of State Ethnic Affairs Commission: Li Dezhu (李德洙)
***Minister of Public Security: Zhou Yongkang
***Minister of State Security: Xu Yongyue
***Minister of Supervision: Li Zhilun (刘志军)
***Minister of Civil Affairs: Li Xueju (李学举)
***Minister of Justice: Zhang Fusen
***Minister of Finance: Jin Renqing (金人庆)
***Minister of Personnel: Zhang Bolin (张柏林)
***Minister of Labor and Social Security: Zheng Silin (郑斯林)
***Minister of Land and Resources: Tian Fengshan (田凤山)
***Minister of Construction: Wang Guotao (汪光焘)
***Minister of Railway: Liu Zhijun
***Minister of Communications: Zhang Chunxian (张春贤)
***Minister of Information Industry: Wang Xudong (王旭东)
***Minister of Water Resources: Wang Shucheng (汪恕诚)
***Minister of Agriculture: Du Qinglin (杜青林)
***Minister of Commerce: Lu Fuyuan (吕福源)
***Minister of Culture: Sun Jiazheng (孙家正)
***Minister of Health: Zhang Wenkang (张文康)
***Director of National Population and Family Planning Commission: Zhang Weiqing (张维庆)
***President of the People's Bank of China: Zhou Xiaochuan
***Auditor General of the National Audit Office: Li Jinhua
*Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Hu Jintao
*President of the Supreme People's Court: Xiao Yang
*Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Jia Chunwang (贾春旺)

The 4th Plenary Session

The Congress held its 4th annual meeting from March 5—15, 2006 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The 5th Plenary Session

The Congress held its 5th annual meeting from March 5 to March 15, 2007 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

External links

*zh [http://www.npc.gov.cn/ Official website of the NPC]