Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

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The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is China’s top legislative official, presiding over the country’s national legislature and often ranking among its highest political leaders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative office
political office
state office
appointedBy National People's Congress
surface form: National People’s Congress
associatedWith Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party of China
belongsToBody Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
surface form: Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the People’s Republic of China
country China
surface form: People’s Republic of China
createdBy Constitution of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
currentOfficeHolderAsOf2024 Zhao Leji
currentOfficeHolderStartDate March 2023
electedBy National People's Congress
surface form: National People’s Congress
hasDeputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
jurisdiction National People's Congress
surface form: National People’s Congress
languageOfNativeName Chinese
legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
mayBeReelected yes
memberOf state leadership of the People’s Republic of China
nativeName Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会委员长
officeHoldersAreUsually senior members of the Communist Party of China
officeLocation Zhongnanhai, Beijing
surface form: Zhongnanhai vicinity, Beijing
oftenMemberOf Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China

Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Politburo of the Communist Party of China
oversees legislative agenda of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
partOf leadership of the National People’s Congress
playsKeyRoleIn China’s national lawmaking process
presidesOver Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
surface form: Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

sessions of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
previousNotableOfficeHolder Li Peng
Wu Bangguo
surface form: Li Zhanshu

Peng Zhen
Qiao Shi
Wu Bangguo
Zhang Dejiang
Zhou Enlai
rankInStateHierarchy among highest-ranking state leaders of China
reportsTo National People's Congress
surface form: National People’s Congress
residence Beijing
responsibleFor coordinating work among vice chairpersons and secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
directing the work of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
organizing meetings of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
signing orders for promulgation of laws passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
roleInSuccession considered one of the top state leaders of China
seat Great Hall of the People
shortNativeName Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: 全国人大常委会委员长
styleOfAddress Chairman
termCoincidesWith term of the National People’s Congress
termLength 5 years

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Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party keyPosition Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
NPC headTitle Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
subject surface form: National People's Congress
this entity surface form: Chairperson of the Standing Committee
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress chairpersonTitle Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
this entity surface form: Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress nativeName Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会委员长
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress shortNativeName Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 全国人大常委会委员长