What are permissible maximum age limits of Colonel of the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam?

What are permissible maximum age limits of Colonel of the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 30 of the 2018 People’s Public Security Force Law, permissible age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force are as follows:

1. The permissible maximum age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force shall be subject to the following regulations:

a) Non-commissioned officers: 45;

b) Company-grade officers: 53;

c) Major and Lieutenant-Colonel: Male: 55; Female: 53;

d) Senior Lieutenant Colonel: Male: 58; Female: 55;

dd) Colonel:  Male: 60; Female: 55;

e) General-grade officers:  60.

2. Permissible age limits of officers holding positions or titles in the People’s Public Security Force shall be subject to regulations adopted by the Minister of Public Security, but shall be restricted to the maximum age limit specified in clause 1 of this Article, except cases specified in clause 4 of this Article.

3. Based on the demands of police units, if the officers prescribed at point b and c and male officers prescribed at point d of clause 1 of this Article meet all professional quality, expertise and health requirements and of their own free will, they may be entitled to extension of their service age according to the regulations of the Minister of Public Security, but not more than 60 for men and 55 for women.

4. People's Public Security officers, who are professors, associate professors, doctors and senior experts, may be granted an extension of service age to more than 60 years of age for men and over 55 years of age for women according to the Government's regulations.

5. People's Public Security officers may retire when they fully meet the conditions prescribed by law; In cases where they are not eligible to retire according to the provisions of law, the People's Public Security Force no longer needs them or they fails to transfer to other sectors or they voluntarily apply for discharge from the force, and if male officers have 25 years of service and female officers have 20 years of service rendered in the People's Public Security Force, they may retire before the age limits prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Thus, the permissible maximum age limit of Colonel of the People's Public Security Force for men is 60, for women is 55. In the case of professors, associate professors, doctors and senior experts, the permissible age may be extended more than 60 for men and more than 55 for women according to regulations in Vietnam.

With the rank of Colonel of the People's Public Security Force, what positions can be performed in Vietnam?

According to Article 25 of the 2018 People’s Public Security Force Law, highest ranks in positions and titles of People’s Public Security officers are as follows:

1. Highest ranks in positions and titles of People’s Public Security officers shall be subject to the following regulations:

a) General rank: Minister of Public Security; 

b) Senior Lieutenant General rank: Deputy Minister of Public Security. The maximum number shall be 06;

c) As for the Lieutenant General rank, the maximum number shall be 35, including:

The Director, the Commander and the equivalent of the affiliate directly controlled by the Ministry of Public Security that has one of the following criteria: having the functions and tasks of giving strategic counsels, coordinating with the ministries, branches and localities; having a vertically-arrange organization structure of the People’s Public Security Force, operating on a nationwide scale, directly leading or cooperating in implementing national security protection tasks, maintaining social order and safety, and fighting, preventing and controlling crimes; having the function of professionally researching, guiding and managing the entire force;

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Inspection Commission of the Central Public Security Party Committee;

Director of the Political Academy of the People’s Public Security Force, Director of the People’s Public Security Academy, Director of the People's Police Academy;

Director of the Department of Public Security of Hanoi and Director of the Department of Public Security of Ho Chi Minh city;

People's Public Security officer on secondment approved to hold the post of Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee or appointed as a Deputy Minister or equivalent;

d) As for the Major General rank, the maximum number shall be 157, including:

Directors of units directly controlled by the Ministry of Public Security and equivalent positions and titles, except for the case specified at point c of clause 1 of this Article;

Directors of Departments of Public Security of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities located at localities classified as a first-class provincial administrative unit and areas which are important, complicated in terms of security, order, cover a wide or densely-populated area. The maximum number shall be 11;

Vice Chairman of the Inspection Commission of the Central Public Security Party Committee. The maximum number shall be 03;

Vice Directors of Departments or Deputy Commander and equivalent position holders of units directly controlled by the Ministry of Public Security as specified at point c of clause 1 of this Article. There shall be the maximum number of 04 position holders in 17 units and the maximum number of 03 position holders in the rest of units;

Vice Directors of Department of Public Security of Hanoi and Vice Directors of Department of Public Security of Ho Chi Minh city. The maximum number of position holders in each unit shall be 03;

People's Public Security officer on secondment approved to hold the post of Standing Member of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee or appointed as a Deputy Director of General Department or equivalent;

dd) Colonel rank: Director of the Public Security Department of a province or centrally-affiliated city, except for the cases specified at points c and d of this clause; Director of the hospital directly affiliated to the Ministry; Principals of People’s Public Security post-secondary schools;

e) Senior Lieutenant Colonel rank: Head of a People’s Public Security Division or equivalent; Head of a People’s Public Security Division of a rural district, urban district, town or provincial city; Regiment Head;

g) Lieutenant Colonel rank: Leader of a People’s Public Security team or equivalent; Head of a People's Public Security Office of commune, ward, town; Battalion Head;

h) Major rank: Company Head;

i) Captain: Platoon Head;

k) Senior Lieutenant: Squad Head.

2. National Assembly Standing Committee shall elaborate on positions and titles with the highest ranks, including Lieutenant General or Major General, which are not specified herein.

3. Seconded People's Police officers have higher positions than those specified at point c of clause 1 of this Article, and other special cases of bestowal and promotion of General ranks, shall be decided by competent authorities.

4. Heads of Divisions and equivalent in units of the Ministry's agencies have functions and duties to directly get involved in fighting, counseling, research and giving professional or technical guidance in the entire force; the head of the counseling and technical department, the head of the District Police Department of the Hanoi Public Security Department and the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Department shall have the highest rank which is one grade higher than the rank prescribed at point e of clause 1 of this Article.

5. The Minister of Public Security shall adopt regulations on highest ranks, maybe including field or company ranks, of the rest of officers holding positions and titles in the People’s Public Security Force.

According to this Article in Vietnam, the Colonel of the People's Public Security Force may hold the position of Director of the Public Security Department of a province or centrally-affiliated city, except for the cases specified at points c and d of this clause; Director of the hospital directly affiliated to the Ministry; Principals of People’s Public Security post-secondary schools.

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