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
Type
Type	City Council
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
Seats	855 (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):   CCP (38)   RCCK (1)   CDL (1)   CDNCA (1)   CAPD (1)   CPWDP (1)   CZGP (1)   JS (2)   TDSGL (1)   Independent (9)   PLA (1)
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
SMPC voting system	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