Elected State Leaders
In the 1st Plenary Session in 1993, the Congress elected the state leaders:
- President of the People's Republic of China: Jiang Zemin (Chinese: 江泽民; pinyin: Jiāng Zémín)
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Qiao Shi (simplified Chinese: 乔石; traditional Chinese: 喬石; pinyin: Qiáo Shí; Wade–Giles: Ch'iao Shih)
- Premier of the State Council: Li Peng
- Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Jiang Zemin (Chinese: 江泽民; pinyin: Jiāng Zémín)
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Ren Jianxin
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Zhang Siqing
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