The China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Minjian (民建), is one of the eight minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. The CNDCA was founded in Chongqing on 16 December 1945. The party's members are mainly entrepreneurs and others in the fields of economics. It is the third-ranking minor party in China. It currently has 44 seats in the National People's Congress, 4 seats in the NPC Standing Committee and 65 seats in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The current chairman of CNDCA is Hao Mingjin.

History

National Democratic Construction Association was founded in Chongqing on 16 December 1945 by the Vocational Education Society, a former member of the China Democratic League. In July 1952, it was renamed to the China National Democratic Construction Association. Its vice chairperson Rong Yiren served as the vice president of China from 1993 to 1998.

Organization

According to its constitution, the CNDCA is officially committed to socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding the leadership of the CCP. It is the third-ranking minor party in China. The chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce has usually been a member of the CNDCA. The highest body of the CNDCA officially is the National Congress, which is held every five years. The 12th National Congress, held in December 2022, was the most recently held Party Congress. The National Congress elects the Central Committee of the CNDCA. , has organizations in 30 province-level administrative divisions throughout China. It publishes the newspapers Economic Affairs (经济界) and People's Information (民讯).

Composition

Members of the party are chiefly entrepreneurs from the building, manufacturing, construction, financial, or commercial industries in both private and state sectors, and others in the field of economics. , the party has around 228,318 members, of whom 176,112 are from the economic sector, representing 77.2% of the total membership, 146,527 were from the business sector, representing 64.2% of the total membership, and 51,197 were from the private economy, representing 22.4% of the total membership.

Chairpersons

Notable members