Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the permanent body of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body of the People's Republic of China. It exercises the powers of the CPPCC National Committee when it is not in session.

Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 中国人民政治协商会议 全国委员会常务委员会
Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Type
Type	Permanent body of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Leadership
National Committee Chairman	Wang Huning, CCP
National Committee Vice Chairpersons	See list Shi Taifeng, CCP Hu Chunhua, CCP Shen Yueyue, CCP Wang Yong, CCP Zhou Qiang, CCP Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Nonpartisan Edmund Ho, Nonpartisan Leung Chun-ying, Nonpartisan Bagatur, CCP Su Hui, TDSL Shao Hong, JS Gao Yunlong, CDNCA Chen Wu, CCP Mu Hong, CCP Xian Hui, CCP Wang Dongfeng, CCP Jiang Xinzhi, CCP Jiang Zuojun, CZGP He Baoxiang, RCCK , CDL , CDNCA Zhu Yongxin, CAPD Yang Zhen, CPWDP
National Committee Secretary-General	Wang Dongfeng, CCP
Structure
Seats	324
Political groups political groups	CCP, minor parties, and independents (193)   People's organizations (30)   Representatives of various groups (67)   Specially invited people (33)   Vacant (1)
Length of term	5 years

Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Simplified Chinese	中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会常务委员会
Traditional Chinese	中國人民政治協商會議全國委員會常務委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì Quánguó Wěiyuánhuì Chángwù wěiyuánhuì
Short form
Simplified Chinese	全国政协常委会
Traditional Chinese	政協全國委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánguó Zhèngxié Chángwěihuì

The Standing Committee of the National Committee is composed of a chairman, vice chairpersons, a secretary-general, and regular members, all of whom are elected by regular CPPCC National Committee sessions. The day-to-day operations of the Standing Committee are handled by the Chairperson's Council, which is composed of the chairman, vice chairpersons, and the secretary-general.

Organization

The Standing Committee performs the duties of the CPPCC in between plenary sessions of the National Committee. It is composed of a chairman, vice chairpersons, a secretary-general, and regular members, all of whom are elected by regular CPPCC National Committee sessions. It is responsible for all actions taken by the whole of the National Committee of the Conference or by individual deputies of it. According to the bylaw, the Chairman of the National Committee is Chairman of the Standing Committee ex officio. The Standing Committee is responsible for selecting deputies to the Conference, implementing the CPPCC's resolutions, and interpreting its official charter. The Chairperson's Council handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee and convences its sessions on an average of at least one committee session per month, unlike the Standing Committee which holds its sessions bimonthy.

References

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