The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (SMPC; ) is the Shanghai's local legislature within the

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. With 855 members in 2020, SMPC is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai 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 in

Pudong Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...

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

Shanghai International Settlement The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the merger in the year 1863 of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British subjects and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction ...

Municipal Council ()

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Membership and election

Chairmen

Yan Youmin Yan Youmin () (1918–2001) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Chengcheng County, Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders ...

(严佑民): 1979－1981 #

Hu Lijiao Hu Lijiao () (December 1914 – July 3, 2006) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. He was the 3rd governor of the People's Bank of China (1964–1966) and the 1st Chairman of the People's Standing Co ...

(胡立教): 1981－1988 #

Ye Gongqi Ye or YE may refer to: Language * Ye (pronoun), a form of the second-person plural, personal pronoun "you" * The Scots word for "you" * A pseudo-archaic spelling of the English definite article (''the''). See '' Ye olde'', and the "Ye form" sec ...

(叶公琦): 1988－1998 #

Chen Tiedi Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: * ...

(陈铁迪): 1998－2003 #

Gong Xueping A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

(龚学平): 2003－2008 #

Liu Yungeng Liu Yungeng (; born July 1947) is a Chinese politician, former Chairman of Shanghai People's Congress. Born in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, Liu studied at the department of politics of East China Normal University from 1983 to 1985. He served ...

(刘云耕) : 2008－2013 #

Yin Yicui Yin Yicui (; born January 1955) is a Chinese Communist Party politician who previously served as the Chairwoman of the Shanghai People's Congress from 2013 to 2020. Career Yin was born in Cangnan County, Zhejiang province. She began her career ...

(殷一璀): 2013－2020 #

Jiang Zhuoqing Jiang Zhuoqing (; born August 1959) is a Chinese politician, who is serving as the Chairperson of the Shanghai People's Congress since 2020. Career Jiang was born in Cixi, Zhejiang province. He began his career as a waiter of Xiangyang Restaur ...

(蒋卓庆): 2020－present

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{{Shanghai leaders Politics of Shanghai Government agencies established in 1954

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Work

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