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Central Military Commission

Quân uỷ Trung ương
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Agency overview
Formed	1946
Jurisdiction	Vietnam
Agency executives	Tô Lâm, Secretary General Phan Văn Giang, Deputy Secretary
Parent agency	Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Child agency	People's Army of Vietnam

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The Central Military Commission (CMC; Vietnamese: Quân Ủy Trung ương) is an organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which is the highest body in Vietnam on military policy and the ideological head the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) alongside the Ministry of National Defence, which is responsible for executive management of the People's Army and politically under effective influence of the CMC. Its membership includes some members of the Politburo and military leaders. The CMC is headed by a secretary, who is also the general secretary of the party.

Functions

Practically, the CMC is the highest political governing body of the Vietnam People’s Army, thus its head is also the practical highest leader of the military. The Statute of the Communist Party of Vietnam says that the VPA is "under the party's absolute, direct, comprehensive leadership", making it effectively the military wing of the ruling party. The membership of the CMC is appointed by the Central Committee. The CMC is responsible to the Party's Politburo and the Secretariat. Its main priority is to supervise party affairs within the VPA, from the very bottom to the top, which is represented by the General Political Department.

Publications

The Commission publishes the People's Army Newspaper together with the Ministry of National Defence.

Central Military Commission (2020–2025)

References

Citations

1. Porter 1993, p. 83.

Sources

Works cited

• Porter, Gareth (1993). Vietnam: The Politics of Bureaucratic Socialism. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801421686.

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Central Committee	General Secretary Trần Phú (1930–31) Lê Hồng Phong (1931–36) Hà Huy Tập (1936–38) Nguyễn Văn Cừ (1938–40) Trường Chinh (1940–56) Hồ Chí Minh (1956–1960) Lê Duẩn (1960–86) Trường Chinh (Jul.–Dec. 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–91) Đỗ Mười (1991–97) Lê Khả Phiêu (1997–01) Nông Đức Mạnh (2001–11) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (2011–2024) Tô Lâm (2024–present) Permanent Member Nguyễn Duy Trinh (1976–82) Lê Đức Thọ (1980–82) Lê Thanh Nghị (1980–82) Võ Chí Công (1982–86) Nguyễn Văn Linh (June–Dec. 1986) Đỗ Mười (1986–88) Nguyễn Thanh Bình (1988–91) Lê Đức Anh (1991–92) Đào Duy Tùng (1991–96) Lê Khả Phiêu (1996–97) Phạm Thế Duyệt (1998–01) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1999–01) Trần Đình Hoan (Apr.–Jul. 2001) Phan Diễn (2002–06) Trương Tấn Sang (2006–11) Lê Hồng Anh (2011–16) Đinh Thế Huynh (2016–18) Trần Quốc Vượng (2018–21) Võ Văn Thưởng (2021–2023) Trương Thị Mai (2023–2024) Lương Cường (2024–present) Decision-making bodies Politburo Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Inspection Commission Apparatus Commission for External Relations Central Office Mass Mobilization Commission Commission for Information and Education Organisation Commission Theoretical Council Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration National Political Publishing House – The Truth Nhân Dân The Communist Newspaper Steering committees Anti-corruption Central Highlands Judicial Reform Northwest Southwest
National meetings	National Congress 1st (1935) 2nd (1951) 3rd (1960) 4th (1976) 5th (1982) 6th (1986) 7th (1991) 8th (1996) 9th (2001) 10th (2006) 11th (2011) 12th (2016) 13th (2021)
Leadership sittings	Elected by the Central Committee Politburo 1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 (Enlarged & Standing) 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present Secretariat 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021– Military Commission 1946–48 1952–60 1960–76 1976–82 1980–85 1985–90 1990–95 1995–00 2000–05 2005–10 2010–15 2015–20 2020–25 Inspection Commission 1st: 1948–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present Elected by Congress Central Committee Provisional: 1930–35 1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 (Members Alternates Apparatus) 13th: 2021–present
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