Positions and titles of People's Public Security officers in Vietnam

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1. Positions and titles of People's Public Security officers in Vietnam

Article 24 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022 stipulates the positions and titles of the People's Public Security Officers as follows:

- Basic positions of People's Public Security officers include:

+ Minister of Public Security;

+ Director, Commander;

+ Directors of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities;

+ Head of Department; Chiefs of police of districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities, cities under centrally-run cities; Regimental commander;

+ Team captain; Chief of Police of communes, wards and townships; Small captain;

+ Company captain;

+ Platoon captain;

+ Squad leader.

- Positions equivalent to those specified at Points b, c, d, dd, e, g and h, Clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022, and the remaining positions and titles in the People's Public Security shall be prescribed by the Minister of Public Security.

- Professional titles and standards for professional titles of People's Public Security officers shall be prescribed by the Minister of Public Security in accordance with law.

2. Highest rank for positions and titles of People's Public Security officers in Vietnam

Article 25 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022 stipulates the highest rank for positions and titles of People's Public Security officers as follows:

- The highest rank for positions of People's Public Security Officers is prescribed as follows:

+ General: Minister of Public Security;

+ Lieutenant General: Deputy Minister of Public Security. Quantity is not more than 06;

+ Lieutenant General, the number not exceeding 35 includes:

Directors, commanders, and equivalents of units under the Ministry of Public Security must meet one of the following criteria:

Having the functions and tasks of advising on strategies, acting as a focal point for coordination with ministries, branches, and localities;

Having a vertical force system with a nationwide operation scale, directly presiding over coordination or participating in coordination in performing tasks of protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, crime prevention, and combat; has the function of researching, guiding, and professional managing the entire force;

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

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

Director of Public Security of Hanoi City; Director of Public Security of Ho Chi Minh City;

Seconded officers of the People's Public Security who are approved to hold the position of Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee or appointed to the position of Deputy Minister or equivalent;

- Major generals, number not exceeding 157 including:

Director of a unit directly under the Ministry of Public Security and holding an equivalent position, except for the case specified at Point c, Clause 1 of this Article;

Directors of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities in their localities are classified as provincial-level administrative units of grade I and are key areas, complex in terms of security and order, large in area, and large in population. The number is not more than 11;

Vice Chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee. Quantity is not more than 03;

Deputy Directors, Deputy Commanders, and equivalents of units under the Ministry of Public Security are specified at point c, clause 1, Article 25 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022. Quantity: 17 units each, no more than 04; the remaining units each have no more than 03;

Deputy Director of Hanoi City Police, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Public Security. The quantity of each unit is not more than 03;

Seconded People's Public Security officers approved to hold the position of Standing Member of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee or appointed to the position of General Director or equivalent;

- Colonel:

Directors of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities, except for the cases specified at Points c and d, Clause 1, Article 25 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022; Directors of hospitals under the Ministry; Principals of intermediate schools of the People's Public Security;

- Colonel:

Head of Department and equivalent; Chiefs of Police of districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities, and cities under centrally-run cities; Regimental commander;

- Lieutenant Colonel:

Team Captain and equivalent; Chief of Police of communes, wards, and townships; Small captain;

- Major: Company Captain;

- Captain: Platoon captain;

- Lieutenant: Squad leader.

Note:

The National Assembly Standing Committee specifies positions and titles with the highest rank as Lieutenant General, Major General has not been specified in the Law on Mobile Police 2022.

- Seconded People's Public Security officers with higher positions than those specified at Point c, Clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022 and, in special cases, being conferred or promoted to the rank of general, shall be decided by competent authorities. 

- Heads of departments and equivalents in units of ministerial agencies have functions and tasks to directly fight, advise, research, and provide professional and professional guidance for the entire force;

The Chief of the Advisory and Operations Department, the Chief of the District Police under the Hanoi City Police, and the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Department have the highest rank, 1 level higher than specified at Point e, Clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Mobile Police 2022.

- The Minister of Public Security shall stipulate that the highest rank is the rank of colonel or lieutenant of officers holding the remaining positions and titles in the People's Public Security.

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