6th National People's Congress

The 6th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1983 to 1988. It held five sessions in this period.

Background
This new Congress was the first under the current 1982 Constitution, and the first to be elected under the rules of the 1979 Electoral Law of the PRC.

In keeping with the provisions of the law, all deputies of the 6th NPC were elected indirectly from 1982 to February 1983 by the provincial-level legislatures of:


 * All 21 Provinces of China
 * All 5 Autonomous regions of China
 * The city legislatures of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin

The first session
In the 1st Plenary Session in 1983, the Congress elected the state leaders:
 * President of the People's Republic of China: Li Xiannian
 * Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Peng Zhen
 * Premier of the State Council: Zhao Ziyang
 * Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Deng Xiaoping
 * President of the Supreme People's Court: Zheng Tianxiang
 * Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Yang Yichen