1st National People's Congress

National People's Congress in China from 1954 to 1959

Huairen Hall, where the first session of the congress took place

The 1st National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four sessions in this period. There were 1,226 deputies to the Congress. These were the first legislative elections to take place after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Background

In accordance with the rules set by the 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the first set of deputies to the NPC were elected in the spring and summer of 1954, the first elections under the 1953 Electoral Law which set rules for elections in the PRC, by the following:

• Provincial legislatures
• Legislative councils of the directly administered cities
• Regional legislature of Inner Mongolia

Seat distribution

The first session

Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai at the first session of the 1st NPC in 1954.

Delegates voting at the first session of the 1st NPC.

The first plenary session was held in September 1954.^[1] The Congress passed the 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China. It elected the state leaders:

• Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong
• Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Zhu De
• Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Liu Shaoqi
• Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai
• President of the Supreme People's Court: Dong Biwu
• Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng

References

1. "第一届全国人民代表大会（1954年）". National People's Congress. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2018.