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The Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng has signed Decision No. 666/QĐ-TTg dated 9 April 2026 assigning duties for the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers.
As leader and manager of all activities under the Government’s functions, duties, and powers, Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng directly oversees and directs the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The decision assigns him responsibility for key areas including national defense and security strategy, foreign policy; strategy and plans for socio-economic development; and strategy and policies on finance, credit, and monetary policy, including guidelines for the use of the state budget.
He also manages personnel and organizational matters, administrative reform and administrative boundaries, general emulation and commendation work, and coordination between the Government and the Party, National Assembly, President, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and central agencies of political-social organizations.
In addition, the Prime Minister provides overall guidance on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.
Concurrently, he serves as Chairman or Head of several bodies, including the State Steering Committee on the East Sea – Hoang Dao; the National Committee on digital transformation; the Central Emulation and Commendation Council; the State Steering Committee on national programs and projects of national significance; the National Steering Committee on cybersecurity; and the Government’s administrative reform steering committee.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, Deputy Secretary of the Government’s Party Committee, is assigned as acting Deputy Prime Minister. He oversees and directs the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Construction, and the Government Office, along with certain areas of the Ministry of Public Security as allocated by the Prime Minister.
His direct responsibilities include industry; trade (imports and exports); fuel reserves and supply; logistics services; energy security and energy efficiency; transport and traffic safety; and construction.
He is tasked with directing solutions to difficulties and obstacles related to delayed nationwide projects and directly directing resolution of obstacles in energy, infrastructure and other areas under his charge. He also coordinates with the Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuracy, and approves investment policies while directing, inspecting, urging, and resolving difficulties in projects within his jurisdiction.
He also serves as Chairman of the National Planning Council; Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Council; Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Council; Chairman of Vietnam’s delegation in the Vietnam–Russia Joint Governmental Committee; in charge of the Vietnam–Laos Joint Governmental Committee; and Head of the Central Steering Committee on housing policy and the real estate market.
In the Prime Minister’s absence, he represents the Prime Minister to perform Government duties as authorized.
Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Giang concurrently serves as Minister of National Defense. He monitors and directs the Defense Ministry and certain areas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as allocated by the Prime Minister.
His direct responsibilities include defense and security; border work and East Sea-related issues; foreign aid to NGOs and foreign NGOs; relations with international and regional organizations; overseas Vietnamese affairs and foreign nationals in Vietnam; and human rights.
He also handles investment approval and directs, inspects, urges, and resolves obstacles in projects under his jurisdiction, and oversees science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation in the ministries and sectors under his charge.
He serves as Chairman of the National Defense–Education Council; Chairman of the Vietnam–China bilateral cooperation committee; Head of the Human Rights Steering Committee; and in other national councils and committees.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra monitors and directs the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
She represents the Prime Minister in overseeing commendations; administrative reform; labor and employment; the elderly; wage policies and social insurance; health and population; social issues; and drug rehabilitation management.
Her responsibilities also cover culture, tourism, sports; media, press, and publishing; implementation of national target programs including anti-drug programs to 2030; development of culture for 2025–2035; and health care, population, and development for 2026–2035.
She is Chair of the National AIDS and Drug Abuse, Prostitution and vice-related committees; Head of the National Population and Development Steering Committee; Head of the Inter-Ministry Steering Committee on food safety; Head of the State Steering Committee on tourism; and Head of the National Steering Committee on salary reform, social insurance, and preferential treatment for the elderly.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung oversees and directs the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Environment, and Ministry of Science and Technology, and works on ethnic minority and religion issues.
His direct responsibilities include ethnicity and religion; national programs for rural development, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2026–2030.
He also oversees science and technology, innovation, and development of domestic and international innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; semiconductor and artificial intelligence; resources and environment and climate change; agriculture and rural development; and disaster prevention and search and rescue.
He serves as Chair of the National Council on Water Resources; Chair of the Mekong River Commission Vietnam; Head of the Central Steering Committee on disaster prevention; and Head of the National Steering Committee on sustainable growth, along with related sub-committees and councils.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang oversees and directs the Ministry of Finance, State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam Social Policy Bank, Vietnam Development Bank, and Deposit Insurance.
He is tasked with investment planning; macroeconomic forecasting and management; finance and prices; monetary policy; capital markets and securities; state reserves; government bond issuance; and related fiscal policies.
He also oversees reform of state-owned enterprises; development of enterprises and the cooperative and private sectors; asset management policy; ODA and mobilization of concessional loans; FDI and outbound investment; and related policies for the international financial center in Vietnam.
He serves as Chair of the National Monetary and Financial Policy Advisory Council; Chair of the National Steering Committee on the ASEAN One-Stop and One-Window mechanism; Chair of the National Council for Sustainable Development; and Head of the Steering Committee on reform and development of state-owned enterprises, along with related boards.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau monitors and directs the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Training, and the Government Inspectorate.
He oversees institution-building and building a socialist rule-of-law state; handling international disputes and lawsuits; and judicial reform, including education, training and vocational education.
He also directs anti-corruption work, inspection, and handling of complaints and denunciations; and implementation of modernization programs to upgrade education quality through 2026–2035. He leads the National Council on Education and Human Resources Development and chairs many related councils and steering committees.
Decision No. 666/QĐ-TTg takes effect from 9 April 2026 and replaces Decision No. 401/QĐ-TTg dated 25 February 2025 on delineation of duties for the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers, along with earlier regulations.
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