Principles of organization and operation of the Government of Vietnam

Nguyen Trinh

10:21, 15/12/2017

The Government is the highest administrative organ of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, exercises the executive powers and is the executive branch of the National Assembly. The Government shall be held accountable to the National Assembly and responsible to the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the President.

According to Article 5 of the Law on Government Organization 2015 of Vietnam, principles of organization and operation of the Government are as follows:

- Comply with the Constitution and legislation, and rule over society by the Constitution and legislation, and implement the principle of democratic concentration; ensure sexual equality.

- Clearly distinguish between duties, powers and responsibilities of the Government and the Prime Minister and those of Ministers and Heads of Ministry-level agencies, and functions and governing scope of Ministries and Ministry-level agencies; enhance personal responsibilities of heads.

- Set up the administrative machinery of government in a lean, dynamic, efficacious and efficient manner; guarantee to adhere to the principle that inferior government agencies should submit to the leadership, directions and strictly comply with decisions of superior government agencies.

- Properly delegate and decentralize governing powers between the Government and local governments, and assure the consistent management power of the Government and promote initiative, creativity and responsible autonomy of local governments.

- Clarify and modernize operations of the Government, Ministries, Ministry-level agencies and state administrative organs at all levels; ensure that the administrative system has the consistency, transparency, continuity, democracy and modernity, serves the people and is subject to the people’s inspection and supervision.

The Government shall be composed of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Heads of Ministry-levels. The structure and number of Government members shall be submitted by the Prime Minister to the National Assembly for decision.

The Prime Minister shall be chosen by the deputies of the National Assembly upon the request of the President.

The Law on Government Organization 2015 of Vietnam is effective from January 01, 2016.

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