Vietnam · Government
Government and administration in Vietnam
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Party — Communist Party of Vietnam
- Leading role stated in Article 4; the Politburo is the effective decision-making centre.
- Head of state — President
- Elected by the National Assembly; promulgates laws.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Government
- Issues decrees implementing legislation.
- Legislative — National Assembly
- Constitutionally the highest state organ; roughly 500 deputies.
- Prosecution — Supreme People's Procuracy
- Prosecutes and supervises legality of judicial activity.
How legislation is made
The National Assembly meets twice yearly and enacts laws by majority; between sessions its Standing Committee issues ordinances. Drafts are prepared by ministries, reviewed by the Ministry of Justice and published for comment. The President promulgates. Most operative detail arrives later in implementing decrees and circulars, so a law's effect frequently cannot be determined from the statute alone — a practical point the topic entries flag.
Enforcement institutions
- Ministry of Public Security
- Police, immigration and residence registration.
- Supreme People's Procuracy
- Prosecution and supervision of legality.
- Government Inspectorate
- Anti-corruption inspection and complaint handling.
- General Department of Taxation
- Corporate and personal income tax, VAT.
- National Business Registration Portal (MPI)
- Enterprise registration.
- State Securities Commission
- Securities market regulation.
Government bodies and regulators
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