Secretariat of Vietnam's Communist Party
The12th Secretariat , formally the Secretariat of the12th Central Committee of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV,Vietnamese :Ban Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam Khoá XII ), was elected on 27 January 2016 during the12th National Congress to serve for afive-year electoral term .[ 1] secretariat is acentral leading organ of the CPV Central Committee responsible for executing the decisions of thepolitburo and theCentral Committee . It is tasked with handling day-to-day work as well as leading and supervising the work of the Central Committee apparatus, which is the administrative working organs of the CPV Central Committee. In this regard, it functions as the highestexecutive organ of the CPV when the Party'sNational Congress and theCentral Committee are adjourned.[ 2]
The 12th Secretariat was led by ageneral secretary , who formally directed its work, and apermanent member of the Secretariat , responsible for its day-to-day work.Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected general secretary on 27 January 2016 and remained in office for the duration of the Central Committee's term, while the12th Politburo appointedĐinh Thế Huynh as the permanent member of the secretariat on 4 February 2016.[ 3] Trần Quốc Vượng .[ 4] [ 4] Central Organisation Commission (COC) to assign a politburo member as the standing member of the Secretariat in light of Đinh Thế Huynh's health problems: it appointed Trần Quốc Vượng to serve in an acting capacity from 1 August 2017 onwards.[ 5] director of theSupreme People's Procuracy .[ 4] [ 6]
At first, the composition of the 12th Secretariat was the same as that of the11th electoral term , and stood at ten members. The first three members (Lương Cường ,Nguyễn Văn Nên andNguyễn Hòa Bình ) were elected on 27 January 2016 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee. That session ordered the 12th Politburo to assign individuals from its own ranks to serve in the Secretariat.[ 7] Phạm Minh Chính ,Võ Văn Thưởng andTrương Thị Mai .[ 8] [ 9] Central Propaganda and Education Commission , Trương Thị Mai to oversee theCentral Mass Mobilisation Commission and Nguyễn Văn Nên to manage theCentral Office [vi ] . Trần Quốc Vượng served in the Secretariat as thechairman of theCentral Inspection Commission .[ 8] Nguyễn Văn Bình , the former governor of theState Bank of Vietnam , to head theCentral Economic Commission [vi ] from 11 April 2016.[ 10]
On 7 October 2017, the 6th Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee electedPhan Đình Trạc andNguyễn Xuân Thắng [vi ] to the Secretariat. Up to that point, Phan Đình Trạc had served as chairman of the party'sCentral Internal Affairs Commission [vi ] , while Nguyễn Xuân Thắng concurrently held the positions of rector of theHồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration [vi ] and vice chairman of theCentral Theoretical Council .[ 11] Central Theoretical Council since Đinh Thế Huynh could no longer fulfil his duties due to health problems.[ 12] [ 6] Trần Cẩm Tú andTrần Thanh Mẫn were elected to the secretariat. Trần Cẩm Tú had earlier the same day been elected as chairman of the CPV Central Inspection Commission, while Trần Thanh Mẫn had previously served as the secretary of theCần Thơ City Party Committee [vi ] before being elected as thechairman of theCentral Committee of theVietnamese Fatherland Front .[ 13]
Foreign commentaries [ edit ] "Công bố quyết định ông Lê Minh Hưng giữ chức Chánh Văn phòng T.Ư Đảng" [Announcing the decision of Mr. Lê Minh Hưng to hold the position of Head of the Office of the Party Committee].Báo Người Lao Động Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Bà Trương Thị Mai làm Trưởng ban Dân vận Trung ương" [Ms. Trương Thị Mai as Head of the Central Mass Mobilisation Commission].Báo Người Lao Động Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Bà Kim Tiến kiêm chức Trưởng Ban Bảo vệ sức khoẻ Trung ương" [Ms. Kim Tiến concurrently serves as Head of the Central Health Protection Committee] (in Vietnamese).BBC News . 5 July 2019.Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ông Trần Quốc Vượng chính thức làm thường trực Ban Bí thư" [Mr. Trần Quốc Vượng officially became a member of the Secretariat] (in Vietnamese).BBC News . 5 March 2018.Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved4 March 2025 ."Ông Trần Cẩm Tú dẫn dắt Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương" [Mr. Trần Cẩm Tú leads the Central Inspection Commission] (in Vietnamese).BBC News . 9 May 2018.Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved13 February 2023 ."Hai thành viên mới Ban Bí thư có gì đặc biệt?" [What is special about the two new members of the Secretariat?] (in Vietnamese).BBC News . 6 October 2017.Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved12 February 2023 ."Nhân sự mới cho hai vị trí trong Đảng" [New personnel for two positions in the Party] (in Vietnamese).BBC News . 15 February 2016.Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ban Bí thư, khóa XII" [Secretariat, XII term] (in Vietnamese).Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved25 December 2022 ."Đồng chí Trần Quốc Vượng giữ chức Thường trực Ban Bí thư" [Comrade Trần Quốc Vượng holds the position of Standing Member of the Secretariat].Government of Vietnam E-newspaper the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Công bố Quyết định phân công Chánh Văn phòng Trung ương Đảng" [Announcement of the Decision on the assignment of the Chief of the Party Central Office].Government of Vietnam E-newspaper the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Đại tướng, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng, Chánh án Tòa án nhân dân tối cao Nguyễn Hòa Bình" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyễn Hòa Bình] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng khóa XII, Trưởng ban Ban Kinh tế Trung ương Nguyễn Văn Bình" [Member of the 12th Politburo, Secretary of the 12th Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved2 October 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Đại tướng, Chủ nhiệm Tổng cục Chính trị Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam Lương Cường" [Member of the Politburo, General, Chairman of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army Lương Cường] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved4 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Đinh Thế Huynh" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee Đinh Thế Huynh] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved7 October 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Trương Thị Mai" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organisation Commission Trương Thị Mai] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved4 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Phó Chủ tịch Thường trực Quốc hội nước CHXHCH Việt Nam Trần Thanh Mẫn" [Member of the Politburo, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Thành ủy Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Nguyễn Văn Nên" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hồ Chí Minh City Party Committee Nguyễn Văn Nên] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Giám đốc Học viện Chính trị quốc gia Hồ Chí Minh, Chủ tịch Hội đồng Lý luận Trung ương Nguyễn Xuân Thắng" [Member of the Politburo, Director of the Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyễn Xuân Thắng] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Thường trực Ban Bí thư Võ Văn Thưởng" [Member of the Politburo, Standing Member of the Secretariat Võ Văn Thưởng] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved4 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng, Trưởng ban Nội chính Trung ương Phan Đình Trạc" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Department Phan Đình Trạc] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Đồng chí Nguyễn Phú Trọng" [Comrade Nguyễn Phú Trọng] (in Vietnamese).Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam . 5 July 2021. Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved4 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng, Chủ nhiệm Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương Trần Cẩm Tú" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee Trần Cẩm Tú] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved17 September 2022 ."Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XII; Thường trực Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng khóa XII Trần Quốc Vượng" [Member of the 12th Politburo, Member of the 12th Central Committee Secretariat Trần Quốc Vượng] (in Vietnamese).National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Archived fromthe original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved21 October 2022 ."New politburo unveiled by Vietnam's Communist Party" .Channel News Asia . 28 January 2016. Archived fromthe original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved15 December 2022 ."Phân công nhiệm vụ Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Ủy viên Ban Bí thư khóa XII" [Assignment of members of the Politburo and members of the XII Secretariat] (in Vietnamese).Cơ quan báo chí của Bộ Ngoại giao . 6 February 2016. Archived fromthe original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved25 December 2022 ."Trao Quyết định bổ nhiệm đồng chí Lê Quốc Minh làm Tổng Biên tập Báo Nhân Dân" [Awarding the Decision to appoint Comrade Lê Quốc Minh as Editor-in-Chief of Nhân Dân Newspaper].Nhân Dân Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Party Central Committee elects two additional members to Secretariat" .Nhân Dân Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved14 February 2023 ."Quân ủy Trung ương nhiệm kỳ 2020–2025 tổ chức Hội nghị lần thứ nhất" [The Central Military Commission for the 2020–2025 term held the First Meeting].People's Army Newspaper the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved24 January 2023 ."Hội nghị bàn giao công tác giữa Chủ tịch nước Trần Đại Quang và Bộ trưởng Bộ Công an Tô Lâm" [The handover conference between President Trần Đại Quang and Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm].Public Security Newspaper Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Đồng chí Nguyễn Văn Bình giữ chức Trưởng Ban Kinh tế Trung ương" [Comrade Nguyễn Văn Bình holds the position of Head of the Central Economic Commission].Tạp chí Xây dựng Đảng Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Lễ công bố các quyết định về công tác cán bộ Đảng ủy Khối Các cơ quan Trung ương và Khối Doanh nghiệp Trung ương" [Announcement ceremony of decisions on cadres of the Party Committee of the Central Agencies and the Central Enterprise Sector].Tạp chí Xây dựng Đảng Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ông Huỳnh Tấn Việt được bầu làm Bí thư Đảng ủy Khối các cơ quan T.Ư" [Mr. Huynh Tan Viet was elected as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Agencies].Thanh Niên Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam do ai thành lập? Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam có quyền ban hành những văn bản nào?" [Who established the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam? What documents does the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam have the right to promulgate?].Thư Viện Pháp Luật . 7 March 2023.Archived from the original on 5 March 2025. Retrieved20 March 2024 ."Về Việc Hợp Nhất Đảng Bộ Ngoài Nước Với Đảng Bộ Bộ Ngoại Giao" [On the Merger of the Central Foreign Party Cadres Committee with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs].Thư Viện Pháp Luật . 26 November 2019.Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Bí thư Buôn Ma Thuột làm bí thư Đảng ủy Khối doanh nghiệp trung ương" [Secretary of Buôn Ma Thuột as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprise Sector].Tuổi Trẻ Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Công bố danh sách Bộ Chính trị, Ban bí thư Trung ương khóa XII" [Publication of the list of Politburo, XII Central Secretariat].Tuổi Trẻ Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved5 February 2023 ."Công bố danh sách Bộ Chính trị, Ban bí thư Trung ương khóa XII" [Announcement of the list of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the XII Central Committee].Tuổi Trẻ the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved4 March 2025 ."Biography of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh" (in Vietnamese).Việt Nam News . 5 April 2021. Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved4 September 2022 ."Ông Nguyễn Quang Dương làm Bí thư Đảng ủy Khối cơ quan TW" [Mr. Nguyễn Quang Dương as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Agency Block] (in Vietnamese).Vietnam+ . 12 April 2016.Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Bộ Chính trị giao đồng chí Nguyễn Xuân Thắng phụ trách Hội đồng Lý luận Trung ương" [The Politburo assigned Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang to be in charge of the Central Theoretical Council] (in Vietnamese).Vietnam Television . 14 December 2017. Archived fromthe original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ông Phan Đình Trạc làm Trưởng ban Nội chính Trung ương" [Mr. Phan Đình Trạc as Head of the Central Committee for Internal Affairs].VnEconomy Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ông Lê Hoài Trung làm Trưởng ban Đối ngoại Trung ương" [Mr. Lê Hoài Trung as Head of the Central Committee for External Relations].VnExpress the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 ."Ông Trần Quốc Vượng tham gia thường trực Ban bí thư" [Mr. Trần Quốc Vượng participates in the Standing Committee of the Secretariat].VnExpress the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved19 March 2025 .
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