Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (SMPC; Chinese: 上海市人民代表大会; pinyin: Shànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) is the Shanghai's local legislature within the People's Republic of China.[1] With 855 members in 2020, SMPC is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai Municipal People's 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 Shanghai Expo Center in Pudong of Shanghai, and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of Shanghai to review past policies and present future plans to Shanghai.

Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

上海市人民代表大会

Shànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
15th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Vacant
since January 20, 2020
1st Vice-chairman
Xu Zezhou, CCP
since January 28, 2018
Secretary-general
Zhao Weixing, CCP
since January 20, 2020
Structure
Seats855 (include members of Standing Committee is 57)
SMPC political groups
Government (868):
  •   CCP (558)
  •   RCCK (19)
  •   CDL (30)
  •   CDNCA (26)
  •   CAPD (24)
  •   CPWDP (16)
  •   CZGP (14)
  •   JS (35)
  •   TDSGL (3)
  •   Others (7)
  •   Independent (115)
  •   PLA (21)
SCSMPC political groups
Government (57):
SMPC committees
8
  • Law
  • Internal and Judicial Affairs
  • Financial and Economic
  • Education, Science, Culture and Public Health
  • Urban Construction and Environmental Protection
  • Overseas Chinese, Ethnic and Religious Affairs
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting & Two-round system
Last SMPC election
December 27, 2017
Next SMPC election
December 2022
Meeting place
No.200 People Avenue, Shanghai
Website
Official website
Shanghai Municipality People's Congress
Traditional Chinese上海人民代表大會
Simplified Chinese上海人民代表大会

Membership and election

Chairpersons

Name Start and end dates
Yan Youmin 1979 – 1981
Hu Lijiao 1981 – 1988
Ye Gongqi (叶公琦) 1988 – 1998
Chen Tiedi (陈铁迪) 1998 – 2003
Gong Xueping (龚学平) 2003 – 2008
Liu Yungeng 2008 – 2013
Yin Yicui 2013 – 2020
Jiang Zhuoqing January 20, 2020 – January 15, 2023
Dong Yunhu January 15, 2020 – July 12, 2023

See also

References

  1. "Welcome to Shanghai Municipal People's Congress". www.spcsc.sh.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
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