3rd National People's Congress

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
On 22 August 1966, amidst the Cultural Revolution, all of the minor "democratic parties" ceased operations after an ultimatum by the Beijing Middle School Red Guards. They did not restore their operations until 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