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Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs

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Committee for
Ethnic and Religious Affairs
中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会
民族和宗教委员会
FormationMarch 15, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-15)
TypeSpecial committee of the CPPCC
Location
Chairperson
Zhang Yijiong
Parent organization
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs
Simplified Chinese中国人民政治协商会议委员会民族宗教委员会
Traditional Chinese中國人民政治協商會議委員會民族宗教委員會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì Quánguó Wěiyuánhuì Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì
Shortest form
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuánguó Zhèngxié Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì

The Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs[1] is one of ten special committees of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party's united front system.

History

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The Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee was created in March 1995 during the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Functions

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The committee conducts political consultations and supervises policy consultations in affairs related to ethnic minorities and religions, including Xinjiang and Tibet.[3]

List of chairpersons

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No. Chairpersons Took office Left office Notes
7th Yang Jingren June 1988 21 May 1993
7th Zhao Puchu June 1988 21 May 1993
8th Jin Jian 21 May 1993 16 March 1998
8th Zhao Puchu 21 May 1993 16 March 1998
9th Uliji 16 March 1998 15 March 2003
10th Niu Maosheng 15 March 2003 15 March 2008
11th Tian Congming 15 March 2008 13 March 2013
12th Zhu Weiqun 13 March 2013 16 March 2018 [4]
13th Wang Weiguang 16 March 2018 13 March 2023 [5]
14th Zhang Yijiong 13 March 2023 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "中共四川省委外事工作委员会办公室(四川省外事办公室、四川省港澳事务办公室)". www.scwsb.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ 第八届政协大事记. rmzxb.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014-09-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Decoding Chinese Politics". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ Qu Bo (屈波), ed. (14 March 2013). 中央统战部副部长朱维群任十二届全国政协民族和宗教委员会主任(图/简历). sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ Feng Hu (冯虎), ed. (17 March 2018). 政协第十三届全国委员会民族和宗教委员会委员名单. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.