The Hubei Provincial People's Congress is the
people's congress of
Hubei
Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...
, a
province of China
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. The Congress is elected for a term of five years. The Hubei Provincial People's Congress meetings are held at least once a year. After a proposal by more than one-fifth of the deputies, a meeting of the people's congress at the corresponding level may be convened temporarily.
History
The Hubei Provincial People's Congress held its first session from 9 to 15 August 1954. During the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
from 1966 to 1977, the Hubei Provincial People's Congress ceased to function. The Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress was launched in January 1980.
Organization
Chairpersons of the Standing Committee
See also
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System of people's congress
The system of people's congress () under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the form of government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and is based on the principle of unified power, in which all state powers are vested in the National Pe ...
References
{{Hubei leaders
Politics of Hubei
Legislatures of China