The 1st
National People's Congress () was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four sessions in this period. There were 1226 deputies to the Congress. These were the first legislative elections to take place after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Elections to the Congress
In accordance with the rules set by the 1st
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...
, 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
First Plenary Session
The first plenary session was held in September 1954.
The Congress passed the
1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China was adopted and enacted on September 20, 1954, through the first session of the First National People’s Congress in Beijing.
Introduction
This constitution was published based upon ...
. It elected the state leaders:
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Chairman of the People's Republic of China:
Mao Zedong
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Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China:
Zhu De
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Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and C ...
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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
External links
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Official website of the NPC
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1954 establishments in China