The 3rd National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1964 to 1975. It held only one session in the ten years due to the disruption caused by the ongoing Cultural Revolution launched by Chairman Mao Zedong after 1966.
Seat distribution Major partyChairmanSeatsChinese Communist PartyMao Zedong2,668Other PartiesChairpersonSeatsChinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyJi Fang372Jiusan SocietyXu DehengChina Democratic LeagueYang MingxuanChina Association for Promoting DemocracyMa XulunChina National Democratic Construction AssociationHuang YanpeiRevolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangHe XiangningTaiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueVacantChina Zhi Gong PartyChen QiyouIndependentsN/A On 22 August 1966, amidst the Cultural Revolution, all of the satellite democratic parties ceased operations after an ultimatum by the Beijing Middle School Red Guards. They would not resume operations until the 5th National People's Congress in 1978.
The first session The session was held from December 21, 1964, till January 4, 1965. The Congress elected the state leaders:
Chairman of the People's Republic of China: Liu Shaoqi Vice Chairmen of the People's Republic of China: Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Zhu De Premier of the State Council: Zhou Enlai President of the Supreme People's Court: Yang Xiufeng Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Dingcheng
References
External links Official website of the NPC