Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会 常务委员会
Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress
Type
Type	Permanent body of the National People's Congress
Leadership
Chairman	Zhao Leji, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 10 March 2023
Vice Chairpersons	Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, Tie Ning, Peng Qinghua, Zhang Qingwei, Losang Jamcan, Shohrat Zakir, CCP Zheng Jianbang, RCCK Ding Zhongli, CDL Hao Mingjin, CDNCA Cai Dafeng, CAPD He Wei, CPWDP Wu Weihua, JS since 10 March 2023
Secretary-General	Liu Qi, CCP since 10 March 2023
Structure
Seats	175
Political groups	Ruling party   CCP (117) Democratic Parties and Independents   CDL (9)   CAPD (7)   RCCK (6)   CPWDP (5)   JS (5)   CNDCA (4)   TDSL (4)   CZGP (3)   Independent (13) Vacant   Vacant (2)
Elections
Voting system	Indirect modified block combined approval voting[1][2][3][4]
Last election	March 2023
Next election	March 2028
Meeting place
Great Hall of the People, Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Website
en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn
Rules
Rules of Procedure for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (in English)

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is the permanent body of the National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. It exercises the powers of the NPC when it is not in session.

The NPCSC is composed of a chairman, vice chairpersons, a secretary-general, and regular members, all of whom are elected by regular NPC sessions. The day-to-day operations of the Standing Committee are handled by the Council of Chairpersons, which is composed of the chairman, vice chairpersons, and the secretary-general. Although the parent NPC officially has superiority over the Standing Committee, and certain authorities are not delegated, the Standing Committee is generally viewed to have more de facto power, as the NPC convenes only once a year for two weeks, leaving its Standing Committee the only body that regularly drafts and approves decisions and laws.