Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Ủy ban Dân tộc
Agency overview
Formed3 May 1946
Preceding Agency
  • Department of Ethnic Minority (1946-1955)
    Central Sub-Committee of Ethnic Minority (1955-1959)
    Committee of Ethnic Minority (1959-1987)
    Central Commission of Ethnic Minority of the Communist Party (1979-1992), Office of Mountain Region and Ethnic Minority (1990-1992)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority and Mountain Region (1992-2002)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (2002-present)
TypeMinistry-level Agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
Headquarters39 Doi Can Street, Lieu Giai Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Annual budget319.630 millions VND (2018)
Agency executives
Websiteubdt.gov.vn

The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA; Vietnamese: Uỷ ban Dân tộc, lit.'Committee of Ethnics') is a ministry-level agency in Vietnam that exercises the functions of state management on ethnic minority affairs nationwide. The committee is headed by a chief. The current Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is Hầu A Lềnh.

Departments

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  • Department of Policies on Ethnic Minority
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Northwest Region (Local Affairs Department I)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Central Highlands (Local Affairs Department II)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Mekong Delta (Local Affairs Department III)
  • Department of Propaganda
  • Department of Ethnic Minorities
  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Organisation and Personnel
  • Department of Finance and Planning
  • Committee Inspectorate
  • Committee Office
  • Institute for Ethnic Minority Affairs
  • Training Institution for Ethnic Minority Officials
  • Digital Transformation Centre
  • Ethnicity Magazine
  • Ethnicity and Development Newspaper
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