Constitution and Law Committee

Constitution and Law Committee

全国人民代表大会宪法和法律委员会
Abbreviation	(全国人大宪法和法律委员会)
Formation	June 7, 1983 (1983-06-07)
Type	Special committee of the National People's Congress
Legal status	Active
Location	Beijing
Chairperson	Li Fei
Deputy Chairpersons	Shen Chunyao, Jiang Bixin, Cong Bin, Xu Hui, Hu Keming, Liu Jixing, Zhou Guangquan, Wang Ning, Ying Yong, Xin Chunying
Parent organization	National People's Congress Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (when the NPC is not in session)

The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress (Chinese: 全国人民代表大会宪法和法律委员会; pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Xiànfǎ hé Fǎlǜ Wěiyuánhuì) is one of ten special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic of China.

History

The special committee was created as the Law Committee of the National People's Congress during the first session of the 6th National People's Congress in June 1983, and has existed for every National People's Congress since.^[1]In 2018, it was renamed as the National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.^[2]

Chairpersons

Congress	Chairperson
6th National People's Congress	Peng Chong (彭冲)
7th National People's Congress	Wang Hanbin (王汉斌)
8th National People's Congress	Xue Ju (薛驹)
9th National People's Congress	Wang Weicheng (王维澄)
10th National People's Congress	Yang Jingyu (杨景宇)
11th National People's Congress	Hu Kangsheng (胡康生)
12th National People's Congress	Qiao Xiaoyang (乔晓阳)
13th National People's Congress	Li Fei (李飞)
14th National People's Congress	Xin Chunying (信春鹰)

References

1. "委员会历史". 全国人民代表大会法律委员会 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. Chung, Kimmy (2018). "Top Beijing official Li Fei to lead newly renamed Constitution and Law Committee". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 March 2018.