New Chinese Leadership Elected
2003-03-17 00:00
Hu Jintao was elected President of the People's
Republic of China at the fifth plenary meeting of the first
session of the 10th National People's Congress Saturday
morning.
The plenary session also elected Zeng Qinghong Vice-President of the People's Republic of China, Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, and Jiang Zemin Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
Elected to the posts of Vice-Chairmanship of the NPC Standing Committee were Wang Zhaoguo, Li Tieying, Ismail Amat, He Luli (female), Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei, Xu Jialu, Jiang Zhenghua, Gu Xiulian (female), Raidi, Sheng Huaren, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg (female), Han Qide and Fu Tieshan. The post of Secretary-General of the NPC Standing Committee went to Sheng Huaren (concurrent).
Also elected were 159 members of the 10th NPC Standing Committee.
According to the rules of election and appointment adopted at the NPC session, the election of chairman and vice-chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee, president and vice-president of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC followed the single-candidate system, that is, they were elected from the equal number of candidates; the election of NPC Standing Committee members followed the differential voting system, with 159 members to be voted in from 167 candidates.
Wen Jiabao Approved as China's New Premier
Wen Jiabao was approved as the new premier of China's State Council, according to the result of asecret ballot by lawmakers attending the on-going session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Sunday morning.
Hu Jintao, Guo Boxiong and Cao Gangchuan were elected vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission.
Xiao Yang was re-elected President of the Supreme People's Court and Jia Chunwang, former minister of public security, was elected Procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
The plenary session also elected Zeng Qinghong Vice-President of the People's Republic of China, Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, and Jiang Zemin Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
Elected to the posts of Vice-Chairmanship of the NPC Standing Committee were Wang Zhaoguo, Li Tieying, Ismail Amat, He Luli (female), Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei, Xu Jialu, Jiang Zhenghua, Gu Xiulian (female), Raidi, Sheng Huaren, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg (female), Han Qide and Fu Tieshan. The post of Secretary-General of the NPC Standing Committee went to Sheng Huaren (concurrent).
Also elected were 159 members of the 10th NPC Standing Committee.
According to the rules of election and appointment adopted at the NPC session, the election of chairman and vice-chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee, president and vice-president of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC followed the single-candidate system, that is, they were elected from the equal number of candidates; the election of NPC Standing Committee members followed the differential voting system, with 159 members to be voted in from 167 candidates.
Wen Jiabao Approved as China's New Premier
Wen Jiabao was approved as the new premier of China's State Council, according to the result of asecret ballot by lawmakers attending the on-going session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Sunday morning.
Hu Jintao, Guo Boxiong and Cao Gangchuan were elected vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission.
Xiao Yang was re-elected President of the Supreme People's Court and Jia Chunwang, former minister of public security, was elected Procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.