Editing National congress of the Communist Party of China

The '''National Congress of the Communist Party of China''' is a party congress in [[People's Republic of China|China]] that in the modern era tends to occur every five years. The National Congress is formally the highest body within the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) and is often pivotal in leadership changes and other important decisions within the party.

==Convocations==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! scope="col" |Congress
! scope="col" |Duration<br><small>(start—end)</small>
! scope="col" |Delegates
! scope="col" |[[Central Committee of the Communist Party of China|CC]] Elected
! scope="col" |Political Report<br><small>(presented by)</small>
! scope="col" |[[Constitution of the Communist Party of China|Constitution]]<br><small>(changes)</small>
! scope="col" |PMR
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China|1st National Congress]]'''<br>8 days<br>None
|23 July – 31 July 1921
|12
|—
|[[Chen Duxiu]]
|—
|50
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[2nd National Congress of the Communist Party of China|2nd National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>CC consultations
|16 July – 23 July 1922
|12
|8
|Chen Duxiu
|1st Charter
|195
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[3rd National Congress of the Communist Party of China|3rd National Congress]]'''<br>8 days<br>CC appointments
|12 June – 20 June 1923
|~30
|14
|Chen Duxiu
|Amendment
|420
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[4th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|4th National Congress]]'''<br>11 days<br>CC appointments
|11 January – 22 January 1925
|20
|14
|Chen Duxiu
|Amendment
|994
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[5th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|5th National Congress]]'''<br>13 days<br>1927 election
|27 April – 9 May 1927
|~80
|38
|Chen Duxiu
|Amendment
|57,967
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[6th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|6th National Congress]]'''<br>23 days<br>1928 election
|18 June – 11 July 1928
|118
|27
|[[Qu Qiubai]]
|2nd Charter
|130,194
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[7th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|7th National Congress]]'''<br>49 days<br>1939–1945 election
|23 April – 11 June 1945
|752
|77
|[[Mao Zedong]]
|3rd Constitution
|1,210,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|8th National Congress]]'''<br>30 days<br>1955–1956 election
|15 – 27 September 1956
–

5 – 23 May 1958
|1,112
|170
|[[Liu Shaoqi]]
|4th Constitution
|10,730,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[9th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|9th National Congress]]'''<br>23 days<br>1968–1969 election
|1 April – 24 April 1969
|1,512
|279
|[[Lin Biao]]
|5th Constitution
|22,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|10th National Congress]]'''<br>4 days<br>1972–1973 election
|24 August – 28 August 1973
|1,249
|318
|[[Zhou Enlai]]
|6th Constitution
|28,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|11th National Congress]]'''<br>6 days<br>1976–1977 election
|12 August – 18 August 1977
|1,510
|333
|[[Hua Guofeng]]
|Amendment
|35,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|12th National Congress]]'''<br>6 days<br>1981–1982 election
|1 September – 11 September 1982
|1,749
|348
|[[Hu Yaobang]]
|7th Constitution
|39,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|13th National Congress]]'''<br>8 days<br>1986–1987 election
|25 October – 1 November 1987
|1,997
|285
|[[Zhao Ziyang]]
|Amendment
|46,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|14th National Congress]]'''<br>6 days<br>1991–1992 election
|12 October – 18 October 1992
|2,035
|319
|[[Jiang Zemin]]
|Amendment
|51,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|15th National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>1996–1997 election
|12 September – 18 September 1997
|2,134
|344
|Jiang Zemin
|Amendment
|58,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|16th National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>2001–2002 election
|8 November – 14 November 2002
|2,154
|356
|Jiang Zemin
|Amendment
|66,000,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|17th National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>2006–2007 election
|15 October – 21 October 2007
|2,274
|371
|[[Hu Jintao]]
|Amendment
|73,363,000
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|18th National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>2011–2012 election
|8 November – 14 November 2012
|2,327
|376
|Hu Jintao
|Amendment
|82,600,000
 
|-
| scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" align="left" |'''[[19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|19th National Congress]]'''<br>7 days<br>2016–2017 election
|18 October – 24 October 2017
|2,337
|376
|[[Xi Jinping]]
|Amendment
|89,000,000
|-
|[[20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|'''20th National Congress''']]
|16 October – 22 October 2022
|2,296
|TBD
|Xi Jinping
|TBD
|96,710,000
|}

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