Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
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Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | |
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since 5 April 2021 | |
Office of the Prime Minister | |
Style | Mr Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of government |
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Seat | Government Office |
Appointer | National Assembly |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Phạm Văn Đồng |
Formation | 2 September 1945 |
Salary | 29,250,000₫ monthly[1] |
Website | primeminister |
The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Thủ tướng Chính phủ, lit. 'Government Premier'), is the head of government of Vietnam who presides over the meetings of the Government (formerly the Council of Ministers). The prime minister directs the work of government members, and may propose deputy prime ministers to the National Assembly.
The head of government is responsible to the National Assembly and serves as the deputy chairman of the Council for Defence and Security. Moreover, prime minister is also the chairman of the Council for National Education, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission and the Central Police Party Committee. The tenure of a prime minister is five years, and the term is renewable once. The current prime minister Phạm Minh Chính has served since 2021. In case of incapacity, a deputy prime minister assumes the office of acting prime minister until the prime minister resumes duty, or until the appointment of a new prime minister.
The powers and prestige of the prime minister have varied through the years. Phạm Văn Đồng, unified Vietnam's first prime minister, often lamented that in practice he had little power. Since the death of Phạm Hùng in 1988, the prime minister has been ranked third in the order of precedence of the Communist Party's Politburo, the highest decision-making body in Vietnam.