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

 Organizational structure of the provincial-level People’s Committee in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is People’s Committee?

According to Article 8 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015, regulations on People’s Committee are as follows:

- The People’s Committee is elected by the People’s Council at the same level, is the executive organ of the People’s Council, is the State administrative agency within localities, and assume responsibility to the local People, the People's Council at the same level and the State administrative agency at the higher level.

- The People’s Committee shall be composed of the President, Vice Presidents and members. The specific number of Vice Presidents of the People’s Committees at all levels shall be regulated by the Government.

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

Specifically, Article 20 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 stipulates the organizational structure of the provincial-level People’s Committee 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.

3. Duties and powers of the provincial-level People’s Committee in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 21 of of the Law on organizing the local government 2015, the tasks and powers of the Provincial People's Committee are stipulated as follows:

- Formulate and submit contents stipulated in Point a, b and c Clause 1, and Point d, dd and e Clause 2, and Clause 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Article 19 enshrined in of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 to the province-level People’s Council, and organize the implementation of resolutions issued by the province-level People’s Council.

- Regulate the organizational structure, and duties and powers of professional affiliates of the province-level People’s Committee.

- Execute the provincial budget, perform duties to socio-economic, industrial, construction, commerce, service, tourism, agriculture, forestry, fishery, traffic and irrigation system development; 

Take measures to manage and use lands, forests, mountains, lakes, rivers, water and mineral resources, and sources of income gained from sea, air and other natural resources; take measures to prevent, control natural disasters, protect environment in the province within its delegated powers.

- Develop and organize the implementation of provincial programs, projects and proposals for ethnic minority regions or areas faced with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

- Implement measures to build the all-people national defence disposition in connection with the people’s security posture in the province; provide guidelines to execute the plan to build a firm stronghold in the province; organize classes or courses to train in national defence and security and military activities in the province; formulate and execute the fighting tactics of local soldiers, self-defence forces;

Build military reserve forces and mobilize forces to secure task fulfillment in accordance with laws; launch the movement of all-people national security protection in the province.

- Perform duties to organization and guarantee of the enforcement of the Constitution and legislation, and government construction, administrative division, education, training, science, technology, culture, information, physical activities, sports, healthcare, labor, social policies, ethnic and religion affairs, national defence, security, social order and safety, justice administration, justice assistance as well as other duties, and exercise other powers in accordance with laws.

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

- Decentralize and delegate duties and powers of the provincial People’s Committee to the inferior-level People’s Committee and other agencies or organizations.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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