Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Phó Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Government of Vietnam |
| Reports to | Prime Minister National Assembly |
| Seat | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Appointer | Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed restrictions |
| Inaugural holder | Nguyễn Hải Thần |
| Formation | 27 September 1945 |
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The deputy prime minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phó Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), known as the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers (Vietnamese: Phó Chủ tịch Hội đồng Bộ trưởng) from 1981 to 1992, is one of the highest offices within the Central Government. The deputy prime minister has throughout its history been responsible for helping the prime minister to handle Vietnam's internal policies. Since Vietnam is a one-party state, with the Communist Party of Vietnam being the sole party allowed by the constitution, all the deputy prime ministers of the Democratic Republic and the Socialist Republic have been members of the party while holding office.
There are currently five deputy prime ministers: Nguyễn Hòa Bình, Trần Hồng Hà, Lê Thành Long, Hồ Đức Phớc and Bùi Thanh Sơn. Each deputy prime minister is responsible for one particular field of the country.
The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, also known as the First Deputy Prime Minister (Vietnamese: Phó Thủ tướng Thường trực Chính phủ), is a senior member of the Central Government and usually a member of the Politburo. The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister ranks second in the cabinet after the Prime Minister and above all the other deputy prime ministers and ministers. This position is currently held by Nguyễn Hoà Bình since August 2024.
All deputy prime ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister with consent from the National Assembly.[1]
Deputy prime ministers of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976)
[edit]| No. [note 2] | Rank [note 3] | Name (birth–death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | Nguyễn Hải Thần (1878–1958) |  | 27 September 1945 | 1 June 1946 | Hồ Chí Minh |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Phạm Văn Đồng (1906–2000) |  | 25 June 1947 | 20 September 1955 | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Phan Kế Toại (1892–1973) | .jpg) | 20 September 1955 | 6 June 1973 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) |  | 20 September 1955 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 7 | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) |  | April 1958 | 10 June 1960 | |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Phạm Hùng (1912–1988) |  | April 1958 | 10 June 1971 | |
| 5 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | 10 | Nguyễn Duy Trinh (1910–1985) |  | 15 June 1960 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 9 | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Lê Thanh Nghị (1911–1989) |  | 15 June 1960 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 10 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | — | Nguyễn Côn (1916–2022) | — | November 1967 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 10 | 10 | — | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) |  | December 1969 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 11 | 11 | — | Hoàng Anh (1912–2016) | — | April 1971 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 12 | 12 | — | Trần Hữu Dực (1910–1993) | — | March 1974 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 13 | 13 | — | Phan Trọng Tuệ (1917–1991) | — | March 1974 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 14 | 14 | — | Đặng Việt Châu (1914–1987) | — | March 1974 | 2 July 1976 | |
Deputy prime ministers of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–1976)
[edit]| No. [note 2] | Name (birth–death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Chairman of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phùng Văn Cung (1909–1987) | — | 6 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 | Huỳnh Tấn Phát |
| 2 | Nguyễn Văn Kiết (1906–1987) | — | 6 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 3 | Nguyễn Đóa (1896–1993) | — | 6 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 | |
| 4 | Trịnh Đình Thảo (1901–1986) |  | 6 June 1969 | 2 July 1976 |
Deputy prime ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
[edit]| No. [note 2] | Rank [note 3] | Name (birth–death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) | | 2 July 1976 | 8 August 1991 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 6 | |||||||
— | |||||||
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| Đỗ Mười | |||||||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Phạm Hùng (1912–1988) | | 2 July 1976 | 22 June 1987 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 10 | Lê Thanh Nghị (1911–1989) | | 2 July 1976 | 4 July 1981 | |
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Đỗ Mười (1917–2018) | | 2 July 1976 | 22 June 1987 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 11 | |||||||
| 4 | Phạm Hùng | ||||||
| 5 | 15 | — | Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1913–1989) |  | 2 July 1976 | June 1982 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 6 | 16 | 13 | Võ Chí Công (1912–2011) | 2 July 1976 | April 1982 | ||
| 7 | |||||||
| 7 | 17 | 15 | Tố Hữu (1920–2002) | February 1980 | June 1986 | ||
| 9 | |||||||
| 8 | 18 | — | Nguyễn Lam (1922–1990) | — | February 1980 | April 1982 | |
| 9 | 19 | — | Trần Quỳnh (1920–2005) | — | January 1981 | February 1987 | |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | Võ Văn Kiệt (1922–2008) |  | April 1982 | 8 August 1991 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 5 | Himself (acting) | ||||||
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| Đỗ Mười | |||||||
| 11 | 21 | 16 | Đồng Sỹ Nguyên (1923–2019) | — | April 1982 | 8 August 1991 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 9 | |||||||
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
— | Đỗ Mười | ||||||
| 12 | 22 | — | Vũ Đình Liệu (1918–2005) | — | April 1982 | February 1987 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| 13 | 23 | — | Trần Phương (born 1927) | — | April 1982 | February 1987 | |
| 6 | 16 | 3 | Võ Chí Công (1912–2011) | 27 June 1986 | 22 June 1987 | ||
| 14 | 24 | 8 | Nguyễn Cơ Thạch (1921–1998) |  | February 1987 | 8 August 1991 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| Đỗ Mười | |||||||
— | Đỗ Mười | ||||||
| 15 | 25 | — | Nguyễn Ngọc Trìu (1926–2016) | — | February 1987 | May 1988 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| 16 | 26 | — | Trần Đức Lương (born 1937) |  | February 1987 | 29 September 1997 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| Đỗ Mười | |||||||
| Võ Văn Kiệt | |||||||
| 12 | |||||||
| Phan Văn Khải | |||||||
| 17 | 27 | — | Nguyễn Khánh (1928–2023) | — | February 1987 | 29 September 1997 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| Đỗ Mười | |||||||
| Võ Văn Kiệt | |||||||
| Phan Văn Khải | |||||||
| 18 | 28 | — | Đoàn Duy Thành (born 1929) | — | February 1987 | May 1988 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| 19 | 29 | — | Nguyễn Văn Chính (1924–2016) | — | February 1987 | May 1988 | Phạm Văn Đồng |
| Phạm Hùng | |||||||
| 20 | 30 | — | Phan Văn Khải (1933–2018) |  | 8 August 1991 | 29 September 1997 | Đỗ Mười |
| 8 | Võ Văn Kiệt | ||||||
| 7 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 21 | 31 | 15 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born 1949) | .jpg) | 29 September 1997 | 27 June 2006 | Phan Văn Khải |
| 5 | |||||||
| 4 | |||||||
| 22 | 32 | 8 | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (born 1929) |  | 29 September 1997 | 12 August 2002 | |
— | |||||||
| 23 | 33 | — | Nguyễn Công Tạn (1935–2014) | — | 29 September 1997 | 12 August 2002 | |
| 24 | 34 | — | Ngô Xuân Lộc (born 1940) | — | 29 September 1997 | 11 December 1999 | |
| 25 | 35 | — | Phạm Gia Khiêm (born 1944) |  | 29 September 1997 | 3 August 2011 | Phan Văn Khải |
| 7 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng | ||||||
| 26 | 36 | — | Vũ Khoan (1937–2023) |  | 12 August 2002 | 27 June 2006 | Phan Văn Khải |
| 27 | 37 | — | Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (born 1946) |  | 28 June 2006 | 25 July 2011 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| 28 | 38 | 9 | Trương Vĩnh Trọng (1942–2021) | .jpg) | 28 June 2006 | 19 January 2012 | |
| 29 | 39 | — | Hoàng Trung Hải (born 1959) |  | 2 August 2007 | 8 April 2016 | |
| 30 | 40 | — | Nguyễn Thiện Nhân (born 1953) |  | 2 August 2007 | 11 November 2013 | |
| 31 | 41 | 3 | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (born 1954) |  | 2 August 2011 | 7 April 2016 | |
| 6 | |||||||
| 32 | 42 | — | Vũ Văn Ninh (born 1955) |  | 2 August 2011 | 8 April 2016 | |
| 33 | 43 | — | Phạm Bình Minh (born 1959) |  | 13 November 2013 | 5 January 2023 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| 13 | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | ||||||
| Phạm Minh Chính | |||||||
| 34 | 44 | — | Vũ Đức Đam (born 1963) |  | 13 November 2013 | 5 January 2023 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | |||||||
| Phạm Minh Chính | |||||||
| 35 | 45 | 11 | Vương Đình Huệ (born 1957) |  | 9 April 2016 | 11 June 2020 | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc |
| 36 | 46 | 15 | Trương Hòa Bình (born 1955) |  | 9 April 2016 | 28 July 2021 | |
| 37 | 47 | — | Trịnh Đình Dũng (born 1956) |  | 9 April 2016 | 7 April 2021 | |
| 38 | 48 | — | Lê Minh Khái (born 1964) | .jpg) | 8 April 2021 | 26 August 2024 | Phạm Minh Chính |
| 39 | 49 | — | Lê Văn Thành (1962–2023) | _02_(cropped).jpg) | 8 April 2021 | 22 August 2023 | |
| 40 | 50 | — | Trần Hồng Hà (born 1964) |  | 5 January 2023 | Incumbent | |
| 41 | 51 | — | Trần Lưu Quang (born 1967) |  | 5 January 2023 | 26 August 2024 | |
| 42 | 52 | — | Lê Thành Long (born 1963) |  | 6 June 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 43 | 53 | — | Nguyễn Hòa Bình (born 1958) |  | 26 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 44 | 54 | — | Hồ Đức Phớc (born 1963) | .jpg) | 26 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
| 45 | 55 | — | Bùi Thanh Sơn (born 1962) | _(cropped).jpg) | 26 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1.^ The Politburo of the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body of the CPV and the Central Government. The membership composition, and the order of rank of the individual Politburo members is decided in an election within the newly formed Central Committee in the aftermath of a Party Congress.[2] The Central Committee can overrule the Politburo, but that does not happen often.[3]
- 2.^ These numbers are official. The "—" denotes acting deputy prime minister. The first column shows how many deputy prime ministers there have been in Vietnamese history, while the second show how many deputy prime ministers there was in that state.
- 3.^ The Central Committee when it convenes for its first session after being elected by a National Party Congress elects the Politburo.[2] According to David Koh, in interviews with several high-standing Vietnamese officials, the Politburo ranking is based upon the number of approval votes by the Central Committee. Lê Hồng Anh, the Minister of Public Security, was ranked 2nd in the 10th Politburo because he received the second-highest number of approval votes. Another example being Tô Huy Rứa of the 10th Politburo, he was ranked lowest because he received the lowest approval vote of the 10th Central Committee when he stood for election for a seat in the Politburo. This system was implemented at the 1st plenum of the 10th Central Committee.[4] The Politburo ranking functioned as an official order of precedence before the 10th Party Congress, and some believe it still does.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ông Phạm Bình Minh làm nhiệm vụ Phó Thủ tướng Thường trực Chính phủ". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ a b c Van & Cooper 1983, p. 69.
- ^ Abuza, Zachary (2002). "The Lessons of Le Kha Phieu: Changing Rules in Vietnamese politics" (PDF). Contemporary Southeast Asia. 24 (1): 121–45. doi:10.1355/CS24-1H. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Koh 2008, p. 666.
Bibliography
[edit]- Koh, David (July–August 2008). "Leadership Changes at the 10th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party". Asian Survey. 48 (4). University of California Press: 650–672. doi:10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650. JSTOR 10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650.
- Van, Canh Nguyen; Cooper, Earle (1983). Vietnam under Communism, 1975–1982. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817978518.