Ethnic Affairs Committee

The Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress is one of ten special committees of the National People's Congress. The special committee was created during the first session of the 1st National People's Congress in September 1954, and has existed for every National People's Congress except the 4th National People's Congress, during which it was suspended due to the Cultural Revolution.^[1]

Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress

全国人民代表大会民族委员会
Formation	April 9, 1954 (1954-28-09)
Type	Special Committee of the National People's Congress
Location	Beijing
Chairperson	Bayanqolu
Parent organization	National People's Congress Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (when the NPC is not in session)

Ethnic Affairs Committee
Simplified Chinese	全国人民代表大会民族委员会
Traditional Chinese	全國人民代表大會民族委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Mínzú Wěiyuánhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese	全国人大民委
Traditional Chinese	全國人大民委
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánguó Réndà Mínwěi

Functions

The Committee is responsible for deliberating, proposing and drafting laws and regulations related to ethnic minorities in China.^[2] According to the Organic Law of the NPC, the Ethnic Affairs Committee is tasked with reviewing "autonomous regulations" as well as the separate regulations submitted by autonomous regions to the NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) for approval.^[3]

Chairpersons

Congress	Chairperson	Ethnicity of Chairperson
01st National People's Congress	Liu Geping	Hui
02nd National People's Congress
03rd National People's Congress	Xie Fumin (谢扶民)	Zhuang
04th National People's Congress	Suspended
05th National People's Congress	Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme	Tibetan
06th National People's Congress
07th National People's Congress
08th National People's Congress	Wang Chaowen	Miao
09th National People's Congress
10th National People's Congress	Doje Cering	Tibetan
11th National People's Congress	Ma Qizhi	Hui
12th National People's Congress	Li Jingtian	Manchu
13th National People's Congress	Bai Chunli
14th National People's Congress	Bayanqolu	Mongol

See also

• United Front Work Department
• National Ethnic Affairs Commission

References

1. "委员会历史". 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. "Decoding Chinese Politics". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. "Organic Law of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.