The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year. It was succeeded by the communing of the 13th National People's Congress.

Seat distribution

Organization

Council of Chairpersons

Special Committees

The first session

The first session was held in March 2013. All top national posts were up for election and were filled.

The second session

The second session was held in March 2014.

The third session

The third session was held in March 2015.

The fourth session

The fourth session was held in March 2016.

The fifth session

The fifth session was held in March 2017.

References

External links

Full coverage of the 2016 NPC & CPPCC sessions

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Official website of the NPC
National People's Congresses 2012 in Beijing 2013 in Beijing 2012 elections in China 2013 elections in China 2014 in Beijing 2015 in Beijing 2016 in Beijing 2017 in Beijing {{PRChina-stub