The 11th National People's Congress () met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11th Congress in 2008, with 2972 in office at the end of the term (2012).Notice 44 of the NPC Standing Committee
. This notice removed Bo Xilai from office. In addition, four more deaths or resignations were announced on Feb. 27, 2013, the same day that the election of the 12th Congress was announced.

The 1st session

The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008.List of the Sessions for the 1st-11th National People's Congresses
(in Chinese) It re-elected Hu Jintao as President and Wen Jiabao as Premier. Xi Jinping was elected Vice-President. The State Council, China's cabinet, went through major restructuring.

The 2nd session

The second session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 13, 2009. This congress tackled issues such as the worsening global financial crisis, attempted to introduce a new social welfare system, as well as checks and balances on public officials.

The 3rd session

The third session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2010.

The 4th session

The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011.

The 5th session

The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012.

Election results

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Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

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References

External links

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Official website of the NPC
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