5th National People's Congress

The 5th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1978 to 1983. It succeeded the 4th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period.

The first session
At the first session, the NPC passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
 * Chairman and Vice Chairman: Posts abolished
 * Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Ye Jianying
 * Premier of the State Council: Hua Guofeng
 * President of the Supreme People's Court: Jiang Hua
 * Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Huang Huoqing

The fifth session
At the fifth session in 1982, the NPC passed the current Constitution of the People's Republic of China.