| Quân uỷ Trung ương | |
 Flag of theCommunist Party of Vietnam | |
 Military flag of the Vietnam People's Army | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1946 |
| Jurisdiction | Vietnam |
| Agency executives |
|
| Parent agency | Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Child agency | |
 |
|---|
Legislative |
|
Military
|
|
 Politics portal |
TheCentral Military Commission (CMC;Vietnamese:Quân Ủy Trung ương) is an organ of theCommunist Party of Vietnam, which is the highest body in Vietnam on military policy and the ideological head theVietnam People's Army (VPA) alongside theMinistry of National Defence, which is responsible for executive management of the People's Army and politically under effective influence of the CMC. Its membership includes some members of thePolitburo and military leaders. The CMC is headed by asecretary, who is also thegeneral secretary of the party.
Practically, the CMC is the highest political governing body of theVietnam People’s Army, thus its head is also the practical highest leader of the military. The Statute of the Communist Party of Vietnam says that the VPA is "under the party's absolute, direct, comprehensive leadership", making it effectively the military wing of the ruling party. The membership of the CMC is appointed by theCentral Committee. The CMC is responsible to the Party's Politburo and theSecretariat. Its main priority is to supervise party affairs within the VPA, from the very bottom to the top, which is represented by theGeneral Political Department.[1]
The Commission publishes thePeople's Army Newspaper together with theMinistry of National Defence.
