Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

上海市人民代表大会
16th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Established16 August 1954
Leadership
Chairwoman
Huang Lixin, CPC
since January 24, 2024
Vice Chairpersons
Secretary-General
Xie Jiangang, CPC
since January 15, 2023
Structure
Seats855 (include members of Standing Committee is 57)
SMPC political groups
Government (868):
  •   CPC (558)
  •   RCCK (19)
  •   CDL (30)
  •   CNDCA (26)
  •   CAPD (24)
  •   CPWDP (16)
  •   CZGP (14)
  •   JS (35)
  •   TDSL (3)
  •   Others (7)
  •   Independent (115)
  •   PLA (21)
SCSMPC political groups
Government (57):
SMPC committees
8
  • Law
  • Internal and Judicial Affairs
  • Financial and Economic
  • Education, Science, Culture and Public Health
  • Urban Construction and Environmental Protection
  • Overseas Chinese, Ethnic and Religious Affairs
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting & Two-round system
Last SMPC election
15 January 2023
Next SMPC election
January 2028
Meeting place
No.200 People Avenue, Shanghai
Website
www.spcsc.sh.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Shanghai Municipality People's Congress
Simplified Chinese上海市人民代表大会
Traditional Chinese上海市人民代表大會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (SMPC) is the local people's congress of Shanghai.[1] With 855 members in 2020, SMPC is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The SMPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 5 to 7 days, in the Shanghai Expo Center [zh] in Pudong of Shanghai, and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of Shanghai to review past policies and present future plans to Shanghai.

History

In November 2015, the SMPC launched a public account on WeChat.[2]

Organization

Chairpersons

Name Took office Left office
Yan Youmin 1979 1981
Hu Lijiao 1981 1988
Ye Gongqi (叶公琦) 1988 1998
Chen Tiedi (陈铁迪) February 1998 February 2003
Gong Xueping (龚学平) February 2003 January 2008
Liu Yungeng January 2008 January 2013
Yin Yicui February 2013 January 2020
Jiang Zhuoqing January 20, 2020 January 15, 2023
Dong Yunhu January 15, 2020 July 12, 2023
Huang Lixin January 24, 2024 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Shanghai Municipal People's Congress". www.spcsc.sh.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. ^ ""上海人大"公号上线,掌上可参与立法" [The "Shanghai Municipal People's Congress" official account is online and you can participate in legislation on your mobile phone]. Xinhua News Agency. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.