Shanghai People's Congress

Shanghai Municipal People's Congress 上海市人民代表大会 Shànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
14th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

Type
Type	City Council
Leadership
Chairman	Yin Yicui, CPC Since February 1, 2013
1st Vice-chairman	Zhong Yanqun
Secretary-general	Yao Haitong
Structure
Seats	868 (include members of Standing Committee is 57 )

SMPC political groups	CPC (558) United Front (174) RCK (19) CDL (30) CDNCA (26) CAPD (24) CPWDP (16) CPPI (14) STS (35) TDSL (3) others (7) Independents (115) PLA (21)

SCSMPC political groups	CPC (38) United Front (9) RCK (1) CDL (1) CDNCA (1) CAPD (1) CPWDP (1) CPPI (1) STS (2) TDSL (1) Independents (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
SMPC last election	December 27, 2012
Meeting place

No.200 People Avenue, Shanghai
Website

Shanghai Municipality People's Congress

Traditional Chinese

上海市人民代表大會

Simplified Chinese

上海市人民代表大会

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

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 Local legislature of the PRC. With 868 members in 2013.SMPC is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai 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 the Shanghai.

History

Shanghai International Settlement Municipal Council (上海公共租界工部局)

Membership and election

Chairmen

Yan Youmin (严佑民): 1979－1981
Hu Lijiao (胡立教): 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 (刘云耕) : 2008－2013
Yin Yicui (殷一璀): 2013－incumbent

References

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