The 8th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1993 to 1998. It succeeded the 7th National People's Congress. It held five sessions in this period.

Seat distribution Major partyGeneral SecretarySeatsChinese Communist PartyJiang Zemin2,037Other PartiesChairpersonSeatsChinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyJiang Zhenghua572Jiusan SocietyWu JiepingChina Democratic LeagueDing ShisunChina Association for Promoting DemocracyXu JialuChina National Democratic Construction AssociationCheng SiweiRevolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangHe LuliTaiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueZhang KehuiChina Zhi Gong PartyLuo HaocaiIndependentsN/A

The first session Elected state leaders In the 1st Session in 1993, the Congress elected the state leaders: President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Qiao Shi Premier of the State Council: Li Peng Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin President of the Supreme People's Court: Ren Jianxin Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Siqing

External links Official website of the NPC