Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

Shanghai Municipality People's Congress
Shanghai Municipality People's Congress
Simplified Chinese	上海市人民代表大会
Traditional Chinese	上海市人民代表大會
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shànghǎi Shì Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

Shanghai Municipal People's Congress

上海市人民代表大会
Shanghai Municipal People's Congress ; 上海市人民代表大会
16th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Type
Type	Province-level people's congress
Established	16 August 1954
Leadership
Chairwoman	Huang Lixin, CPC ; since January 24, 2024
Vice Chairpersons	Zheng Gangmiao, CPC; Zhou Huilin, CPC; Zong Ming, CPC; Chen Jing, CPC; Zhang Quan, CPWDP; Xu Yisong, RCCK ; since January 28, 2018
Secretary-General	Xie Jiangang, CPC ; since January 15, 2023
Structure
Seats	855 (include members of Standing Committee is 57)
SMPC political groups	Government (868): CPC (558); RCCK (19); CDL (30); CNDCA (26); CAPD (24); CPWDP (16); CZGP (14); JS (35); TDSL (3); Others (7); Independent (115); PLA (21);
SCSMPC political groups	Government (57): CPC (38); RCCK (1); CDL (1); CNDCA (1); CAPD (1); CPWDP (1); CZGP (1); JS (2); TDSL (1); Independent (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
Last SMPC election	15 January 2023
Next SMPC election	January 2028
Meeting place
	No.200 People Avenue, Shanghai
Website
	www.spcsc.sh.cn

The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress is the local people's congress of Shanghai. With 855 members in 2020, People's Congress is the elected council of Shanghai that oversees the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The Municipal People's Congress 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 Shanghai.