How many ministries and ministerial-level agencies does Vietnam currently have?

How many ministries and ministerial-level agencies does Vietnam currently have?

In Resolution 08/2021/QH15 on the organizational structure of the Government for the 15th National Assembly term, there are regulations on current ministries and ministerial-level agencies. According to the regulation, currently, the organizational structure of the Government for the 15th National Assembly term includes 18 Ministries and 04 ministerial-level agencies including:

1. Ministry of National Defense;

2. Ministry of Public Security;

3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

4. Ministry of Home Affairs;

5. Ministry of Justice;

6. Ministry of Planning and Investment;

7. Ministry of Finance;

8. Ministry of Industry and Trade;

9. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

10. Ministry of Transport;

11. Ministry of Construction;

12. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

13. Ministry of Information and Communications;

14. Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;

15. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

16. Ministry of Science and Technology;

17. Ministry of Education and Training;

18. Ministry of Health;

19. Committee for Ethnic Affairs;

20. The State Bank of Viet Nam;

21. Government Inspectorate;

22. Office of the Government.

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In legal affairs, what duties and powers do ministries and ministerial-level agencies have in Vietnam?

According to regulations, Ministries and ministerial-level agencies are Government agencies, performing the state management function of one or several industries, sectors and public services within the sectors and fields nationwide.

In addition, the specific functions, tasks, and powers of the Ministry's management of sectors and fields are implemented according to the Decree stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of each Ministry.

In legal affairs, the tasks and powers of ministries and ministerial-level agencies are specified in Article 6 of Decree 123/2016/ND-CP specifically:

1. To submit to the Government draft laws and draft resolutions of the National Assembly, draft ordinances and draft resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee; draft decrees of the Government under its annual law-making programs and plans, as well as resolutions, projects and schemes as assigned by the Government or Prime Minister.

2. To submit to the Government for comment draft laws and draft ordinances submitted to the National Assembly or National Assembly Standing Committee by agencies, organizations or National Assembly deputies which are related to sectors and fields under the ministries’ management.

3. To submit the Government for decision measures to organize the implementation the Constitution, laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee, orders and decisions of the President as assigned by the Government or Prime Minister.

4. To submit to the Prime Minister draft decisions, directives and other documents as assigned.

5. To promulgate circulars and other documents on the state management of sectors or fields under their state management; to guide and inspect the implementation of such documents.

6. To promulgate joint circulars between them and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court or the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy to regulate their coordination in the performance of legal proceedings within the scope of their state management.

7. To direct and organize the law propagation, dissemination and education activities under their state management.

8. To examine legal documents promulgated by ministries, provincial-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees relevant to sectors and fields under their state management; if detecting that regulations promulgated by those agencies show signs of contravening legal documents concerning sectors or fields under their management, to propose the handling thereof in accordance with law.

What are duties of Ministers as head persons of Ministries?

According to the provisions of Article 34 of the Law on Government Organization 2015 amended by Clause 3, Article 1 of the Law on Government Organization and the Law on Organization of Local Government Amendments 2019, as the head of the ministry, the Minister is responsible for responsibilities are as follows:

1. Lead, direct and take sole responsibility for all aspects of work of Ministries and Ministry-level agencies; direct their affiliates to execute approved strategies, proposals, plans, programs or projects, and implement duties of Ministries and Ministry-level agencies assigned by the Government.

2. Decide within their jurisdiction or request the Government and the Prime Minister to decide issues under the functions, duties and powers of Ministries and Ministry-level agencies of which they are head persons.

3. Request the Prime Minister to appoint, discharge, dismiss or accept the resignation of Deputy Ministers or Vice Heads of Ministry-level agencies.

4. Issue legislative documents within their jurisdiction so as to perform functions or duties of state management of assigned industries and sectors; issue or request the Prime Minister to issue the policies on development of assigned industries or sectors.

5. Carry out the recruitment, appointment, discharge, accept the resignation of, dispatch, alternation, secondment, assessment, planning, training, nurturing, rewarding and punishment of officials, public officials and public employees, and grant powers to manage public officials and public employees working for affiliates in accordance with regulations of law.

6. Decide the decentralization of powers to local governments to perform certain duties relating to industries or sectors within their remit; decentralize and delegate powers to affiliated organizations or agencies.

7. Decide programs for scientific and technological researches, and application of scientific or technological advances; standards, procedures and regulations as well an economic-technical norms in specific industries and sectors within their jurisdiction.

8. Decide to establish public service providers in accordance with regulations of law.

9. Appoint, discharge, accept the resignation of, dispatch, alternate, second, suspend, assess, reward and punish directors and their deputies of affiliates.

10. Lead and direct inspection and examination of the implementation of legal regulations in industries or sectors in the nation.

11. Manage and organize effective use of offices, assets and instruments used for work, allocated funds and state budgets; decide measures to prevent and combat corruption and carry out thrift practices and avoid extravagance as well as bureaucracy, imperious and authoritarian behaviors in assigned industries and sectors.

12. Lead and direct the implementation of administrative and civil service reforms in industries or sectors that fall within the state management of Ministries or Ministry-level agencies.

13. Proactively build a firm cooperation with organs of the Communist Party, the National Assembly, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and central organs of socio-political organizations; give explanations for issues that the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly are interested in; answer questions posed by the National Assembly's elected deputies, recommendations of the electorate and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations in relation to issues that fall within their remit.

14. Perform other duties delegated by the Government and the Prime Minister.

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