Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)

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Ministry of Public Security
of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Bộ Công an
Emblem of the Vietnam People's Public Security
Agency overview
Formed	19 August 1945 (de facto) 29 August 1953 (official)
Preceding	Bureau of Integrity in Northern Vietnam (1945–1946) Bureau of Scout in Central Vietnam (1945–1946) Bureau of National Self-Defence Force in Southern Vietnam (1945–1946) Office of Public Security of Ministry of Home Affairs (1946–1953) Deputy Ministry of Public Security (1953) Ministry of Public Security (1953–1975) Ministry of Home Affairs (1975–1998)
Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	47 Pham Van Dong Street, Mai Dich Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
Employees	Regular force: Not disclosed. Semi-specialized force: 2,000,000 persons Number of generals on payroll: 199 (2019)
Annual budget	4.19 billion USD (2021)
Minister responsible	Col. Gen Lương Tam Quang
Deputy Minister responsible	Col. Gen Trần Quốc Tỏ Lt. Gen Nguyễn Duy Ngọc Lt. Gen Lê Quốc Hùng Maj. Gen Lê Văn Tuyến Maj. Gen Nguyễn Văn Long
Agency executive	Minister of Public Security
Child agency	People's Public Security
Website	bocongan.gov.vn

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, Vietnamese: Bộ Công an (BCA))^[1] is a public agency directly under the Government of Vietnam, performing the function of state management of security, order and social safety; counterintelligence; crime prevention investigation; fire prevention and rescue; execution of criminal judgments, judgment enforcement not subject to imprisonment, custody or temporary detention; legal protection and support; State management of public services in sectors and fields under the Ministry's state management. It is headed by the Minister of Public Security.

The Ministry of Public Security is the agency that manages the Vietnam People's Public Security, the Vietnamese uniformed police forces - while also responsible for domestic civilian administrative management, similar to the role of a standard Ministry of Interior (however, not to be confused with the Vietnam Ministry of Home Affairs).

Col. Gen Lương Tam Quang is the current head of the Vietnamese MPS.^[2]