2nd National People's Congress

The 2nd National People's Congress (Chinese: 第二届全国人民代表大会) was in session from 1959 to 1964. It held four plenary sessions in this period.

The first plenary session was held in April 1959. The Congress elected the state leaders:

*President of the People's Republic of China: Liu Shaoqi
*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
*Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng

External links

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