Duties and powers of the President of the provincial People’s Committee in Vietnam

Duties and powers of the President of the provincial People’s Committee in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Duties and powers of the President of the provincial People’s Committee in Vietnam

According to Article 22 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015, the President of the provincial People’s Committee is the Head of the provincial People’s Committee and has the following duties and powers:

- Lead and direct tasks of the provincial People’s Committee and members of the provincial People’s Committee; take on the leadership over and direct professional divisions of the provincial People’s Committee;

- Approve the result of election, discharge and dismissal from office of the President of the People’s Committee, the Vice President of the district-level People’s Committee; dispatch, suspend or dismiss the President of the People's Committee, and the Vice President of the district-level People's Committee, from office; Delegate powers to the President of the district-level People’s Committee in the event that there is a vacancy for the President of the district-level People's Committee in between two sessions of the district-level People's Council; request the district-level People’s Committee to suspend or dismiss the President of the People’s Committee, and the Vice President of the inferior-level People's Committee, from office when they fail to fulfill their assigned duties or commit any violation against laws; designate, discharge, dispatch, dismiss, reward and sanction civil servants and public employees that fall within his/her remit in accordance with laws;

- Lead and direct the performance of duties to enforcement of the Constitution, laws and instruments issued by superior-level state organs, the provincial People's Council and the provincial People's Committee; perform duties to national defense and security, and maintain social order and safety, and prevent and combat crimes and other violations against laws, and prevent and struggle against bureaucracy or corruption; organize the implementation of measures to secure assets owned by agencies or organizations, and protect human life, freedom, honor, dignity, property and other lawful rights and interests of citizens; implement measures to manage inhabitants living in the province in accordance with legal regulations;

- Lead and bear responsibility for operations of the state administrative system from the provincial to grassroots level, and ensure the consistency and transparency of the administrative system; direct reforms in the administrative, working and personnel structure which constitutes the local state administrative system;

- Suspend the enforcement or abolish law-breaking instruments issued by professional affiliates of the provincial People’s Committee, the district-level People’s Committee and the Chairperson of the district-level People’s Council. Suspend the enforcement of law-breaking instruments issued by the district-level People’s Council, and send a report to the provincial People’s Committee to request the provincial People’s Council to allow abolishment of these instruments;

- Cooperate with superior-level state organs located in the provinces in performance of duties and exercise of powers in accordance with legal regulations;

- Direct the President of the district-level People's Committee; authorize the Vice Presidents of the provincial People's Committee or the Heads of professional affiliates of the provincial People's Committee to perform duties and exercise powers that fall within the remit of the President of the provincial People's Committee;

- Manage and use working offices, assets and equipment and allocated government budget in an effective manner in the province as stipulated by laws;

- Direct application of measures to protect environment, and prevent and control fire and explosion; provide directions on and apply measures to deal with unscheduled tasks and emergencies in preventing and responding to natural disasters, diseases and epidemics, and issues relating to social security, order and safety in the province as prescribed by laws;

- Conduct inspection, examination and settlement of complaints, denunciations and violations against laws as well as hold receptions for citizens in accordance with legal regulations;

- Carry out duties and powers decentralized and delegated by centrally-governed state organs.

2. Organizational structure of the provincial-level People’s Committee in Vietnam

Organizational structure of the provincial-level People’s Committee in Vietnam according to Article 20 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 is as follows:

- The People’s Committee shall be composed of the President, Vice Presidents and members.

The first-grade provincial People’s Committee shall be composed of a maximum of four Vice Presidents; the second- and third-grade provincial People’s Committee shall be composed of a maximum of three Vice Presidents.

The province-level People’s Committee’s members shall be composed of members who are heads of its professional divisions, those in charge of military affairs and those in charge of public security affairs.

- Professional affiliates of the province-level People’s Committee shall comprise departments and department-level agencies.

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