Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (simplified Chinese: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会副委员长; traditional Chinese: 全國人民代表大會常務委員會副委員長; pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì Fù Wěiyuánzhăng) is a political office in the People's Republic of China. According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Vice-Chairpersons are responsible for assisting the Chairman in performing his duties as chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Since 1982, Vice-Chairpersons are appointed for a term of five years, and cannot serve for more than two terms.