11th National People's Congress
# 11th National People's Congress

The 11th National People's Congress (Chinese: 第十一届全国人民代表大会) met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11th Congress in 2008, with 2972 in office at the end of the term (2012).

## The 1st session

The first session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 18, 2008. It re-elected Hu Jintao as President and Wen Jiabao as Premier. Xi Jinping was elected Vice-President. The State Council, China's cabinet, went through major restructuring.

## The 2nd session

The second session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 13, 2009. This congress tackled issues such as the worsening global financial crisis, attempted to introduce a new social welfare system, as well as checks and balances on public officials.

## The 3rd session

The third session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2010.

## The 4th session

The fourth session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2011.

## The 5th session

The fifth and final session of the 11th Congress sat from March 5 to March 14, 2012.

## Election results

| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Wu Bangguo | 2,948 | 9 | 9 | Li Jianguo | 2,932 | 25 | 8 |
| Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election | Vice-Presidential Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Hu Jintao | 2,956 | 3 | 5 | Xi Jinping | 2,919 | 28 | 17 |
| CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | CMC Chairmanship Election | Premiership Nomination | Premiership Nomination | Premiership Nomination | Premiership Nomination |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Hu Jintao | 2,959 | 4 | 4 | Wen Jiabao | 2,926 | 21 | 12 |
| Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election | Procurator-general Election |
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Wang Shengjun | 2,885 | 36 | 44 | Cao Jianming | 2,933 | 16 | 17 |

* All state leaders were elected from one name ballots.

Summary of the October 2007 – February 2008 National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China election results :

| Parties | Seats |
| - | - |
| Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (民革) China Democratic League (民盟) China Democratic National Construction Association (民建) China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进) Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工民主党) Zhigongdang of China (中国致公党) Jiusan Society (九三学社) Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) Non-partisans | 2,987 |
| Total | 2,987 |
