10th National People's Congress

Chinese Congressional election, 2002-03

Oct. 2002 - Mar. 2003

All 2,984 seats to the National People's Congress   Majority party Minority party   RCKMT Leader Hu Jintao He Luli Party Communist Minge (RCKMT) Alliance United Front United Front Leader's seat Tibet At-large Beijing At-large Last election 71.5% 15.4% Seats before 2,130 460 Seats won 2,178 480 Seat change 48 20 Percentage 72.9% 16%

Chairman before election Li Peng Communist Chairman-elect Wu Bangguo Communist

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The 10th National People's Congress (simplified Chinese: 第十届全国人民代表大会; traditional Chinese: 第十屆全國人民代表大會; pinyin: Dìshí Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) was in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There are 2,984 deputies to this Congress.

The 1st Plenary Session

The Congress held its 1st annual meeting from March 5—18, 2003 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The 2nd Plenary Session

The Congress held its 2nd annual meeting from March 5—14, 2004 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The 3rd Plenary Session

The Congress held its 3rd annual meeting from March 5—14, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The 4th Plenary Session

The Congress held its 4th annual meeting from March 5—15, 2006 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The 5th Plenary Session

The Congress held its 5th annual meeting from March 5 to March 15, 2007 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Election Results

Presidential Election				Vice-Presidential Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Hu Jintao	2,937	4	3	Zeng Qinghong	2,578	177	190
CMC Chairmanship Election				Premiership Nomination
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Jiang Zemin	2,726	98	122	Wen Jiabao	2,906	3	16

External links

• (Chinese) Official website of the NPC

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