| Sessions of CPPCC National Committee |
| |
| CPPCC National |
|
Term of office |
|
Number of members
|
|
Chairperson |
| Committee |
|
| First |
Sept.
1949-Dec. 1954
|
662 |
Mao Zedong |
Second
|
Dec.
1954-Apr. 1959
|
559 |
Zhou Enlai (honorary chairman:
Mao Zedong) |
Third
|
Apr.
1959-Dec.1964
|
1071 |
Zhou Enlai (honorary chairman:
Mao Zedong) |
| Fourth |
Dec.
1964-Feb.1978
|
1199 |
Zhou Enlai (honorary chairman:
Mao Zedong) |
Fifth
|
Feb.
1978-June 1983
|
1988 |
Deng Xiaoping |
Sixth
|
June
1983-Mar. 1988
|
2039 |
Deng Yingchao (female) |
Seventh
|
Mar.
1988-Mar. 1993
|
2081 |
Li Xiannian |
Eighth
|
Mar.
1993-Mar. 1998
|
2093 |
Li Ruihuan |
Ninth
|
Mar.
1998-
|
2196 |
Li Ruihuan |
|
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