Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam


The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam established 1930, is the highest authority within the Communist Party of Vietnam elected by the Party National Congresses. The current Central Committee has about 175 full members and 25 alternate members and nominally appoints the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

History

1st (1930–1951)

The Hong Kong conference in February 1930 founding the Communist Party of Vietnam elected a nine-member Provisional Central Committee, consisting of three members from Tonkin, two from Annam, two from Cochinchina, and two from the Overseas Chinese community.
In October 1930, Hong Kong, at its first plenum, the party changed its name to the Indochinese Communist Party. A Central Committee was elected comprising six members. Trần Phú was elected Party General Secretary; he died in 1931.
In March 1931, at Saigon, 2nd Conference of Central Committee was conducted under the chairmanship of General Secretary Trần Phú.
In March 1934, after a period of active preparation, the Overseas Executive Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party founded, meeting in June 1934, at Macau and chaired by Lê Hồng Phong.
The first Congress of the Indochinese Communist Party was held at Guangong street, Macau, from March 27 to March 31, 1935 in the presence of 13 delegates from domestic and overseas Party committees, chaired by Hà Huy Tập.
The Congress elected a 13-member Party Central Committee and a five-member Standing Board.
Lê Hồng Phong was elected General Secretary. The Central Committee appointed Nguyễn Ái Quốc as representative of the Indochinese Communist Party to the Communist International.
The General Secretaries of the Party in this period were Lê Hồng Phong ; Hà Huy Tập ; Nguyễn Văn Cừ ; and Trường Chinh.
On January 28, 1941, Hồ Chí Minh returned Vietnam and chaired the Party Central Committee conference in May 1941. He gave priority to the task of national liberation and established the Viet Minh Front. Trường Chinh was elected the Party General Secretary.
On August 13, 1945, the Party National Conference presided over by Hồ Chí Minh was held in northern Tuyên Quang Province, launching an uprising to seize power from the French and Japanese.
Important members of the Central Committee included:
The second National Party Congress was held in Vinh Quang commune, Chiem Hoa district, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, from February 11 to February 19, 1951.
The congress decided the Party should take the new name "Vietnam Labour Party". The congress elected a Central Committee of 19 official members and 10 alternate members. Hồ Chí Minh was elected as the Party President and Trường Chinh, the General Secretary.
Full members of the Central Committee:
Alternate members:
The Politburo:
Secretariat of the Central Committee:
The third National Party Congress in Hanoi from September 5–10, 1960 elected a Party Central Committee with 47 official members and 31 alternative members.
Hồ Chí Minh was re-elected as the Party's President. Lê Duẩn was elected as the first secretary of the Party Central Committee. Members Politburo: Hồ Chí Minh, Lê Duẩn, Trường Chinh, Phạm Văn Đồng, Phạm Hùng, Lê Đức Thọ, General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Nguyễn Duy Trinh, Lê Thanh Nghị, Hoàng Văn Hoan. 2 alternative members: Trần Quốc Hoàn, Văn Tiến Dũng
Members Secretariat: Lê Duẩn, Phạm Hùng, Lê Đức Thọ, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Hoàng Anh, Tố Hữu, Lê Văn Lương, Nguyễn Văn Trân, Xuân Thủy.
Other Members of Central Committee: Nguyễn Lương Bằng, Võ Chí Công, Phan Văn Đáng, General Song Hào, Nguyễn Văn Linh, General Trần Lương, General Chu Huy Mân, Đỗ Mười, General Chu Văn Tấn, General Hoàng Văn Thái, Tôn Đức Thắng, Hoàng Quốc Việt,... Alternative members: Lê Quang Đạo, General Trần Độ, Võ Văn Kiệt, Đinh Đức Thiện, General Trần Văn Trà,...

4th (1976–1982)

The fourth National Party Congress was held in Hanoi from December 14–20, 1976.
The Congress renamed the Party as "the Communist Party of Vietnam" and the Party's leader as General Secretary instead of First Secretary.
The Congress elected a Party Central Committee comprising 101 members and 32 alternative members. Lê Duẩn was elected Party General Secretary.
Members Politburo:
1.Lê Duẩn
2.Trường Chinh,
3.Phạm Văn Đồng,
4.Phạm Hùng,
5.Lê Đức Thọ,
6.Võ Nguyên Giáp,
7.Nguyễn Duy Trinh,
8.Lê Thanh Nghị,
9.Trần Quốc Hoàn,
10.Văn Tiến Dũng,
11.Lê Văn Lương,
12.Nguyễn Văn Linh,
13.Võ Chí Công,
14.Chu Huy Mân.
Alternative members of Politburo:
1.Tố Hữu,
2.Võ Văn Kiệt,
3.Đỗ Mười.
Members Secretariat: Lê Duẩn, Lê Đức Thọ, Nguyễn Duy Trinh, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Tố Hữu, Xuân Thủy, Nguyễn Lam, Song Hào, Lê Quang Đạo, Trần Quốc Hoàn, Lê Thanh Nghị, Hoàng Tùng.
Other members of central Committee: General Lê Đức Anh, Nguyễn Lương Bằng, General Hoàng Cầm, Phan Văn Đáng, Nguyễn Thị Định, General Trần Độ, General Đoàn Khuê, General Đồng Sỹ Nguyên, General Lê Trọng Tấn, General Hoàng Văn Thái, Nguyễn Cơ Thạch, Tôn Đức Thắng, General Đinh Đức Thiện, Mai Chí Thọ, General Trần Văn Trà, Hoàng Quốc Việt ...

5th (1982–1986)

The fifth National Party Congress took place in Hanoi on March 27–31, 1982 elected a new Party Central Committee comprising 116 members and 36 alternative members . Comrade Le Duan was re-elected General Secretary.
Members Politburo: Lê Duẩn, Trường Chinh, Phạm Văn Đồng, Phạm Hùng, Lê Đức Thọ, Văn Tiến Dũng, Võ Chí Công, Chu Huy Mân, Tố Hữu, Võ Văn Kiệt, Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Nguyễn Đức Tâm, Nguyễn Văn Linh. Alternative member: Nguyễn Cơ Thạch, Đồng Sĩ Nguyên.
Members Secretariat: Lê Duẩn, Lê Đức Thọ, Võ Chí Công, Nguyễn Đức Tâm, Nguyễn Lam, Lê Quang Đạo, Hoàng Tùng, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, Trần Kiên, Trần Xuân Bách, Nguyễn Văn Linh.
Other members of Central Committee: Võ Nguyên Giáp, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Nguyễn Thị Định, Trần Độ, General Hoàng Cầm, General Đặng Vũ Hiệp, Song Hào, Đồng Sĩ Nguyên, Đào Duy Tùng, Nguyễn Đức Bình, Trần Quốc Hương, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Mai Chí Thọ, General Đoàn Khuê, General Nguyễn Quyết, General Lê Trọng Tấn, General Hoàng Văn Thái, General Đàm Quang Trung, General Nguyễn Minh Châu, General Nguyễn Nam Khánh,... Alternative members: Trần Đức Lương, Nguyễn Văn An, Phan Văn Khải,...
Party General Secretary Lê Duẩn died in July 1986 and was replaced by Trường Chinh after a vote was taken by the Party Central Committee.

6th (1986–1991)

The sixth Party Congress was held in Hanoi from December 15–18, 1986 and elected a new Party Central Committee comprising 124 members and 49 alternative members.
Nguyễn Văn Linh was elected Party General Secretary while Trường Chinh, Phạm Văn Đồng and Lê Đức Thọ were elected Advisors to the Party Central Committee . Members Politburo: Nguyễn Văn Linh, Phạm Hùng, Võ Chí Công, Đỗ Mười, Võ Văn Kiệt, Lê Đức Anh, Nguyễn Đức Tâm, Nguyễn Cơ Thạch, Đồng Sĩ Nguyên, Trần Xuân Bách, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, Mai Chí Thọ.
1 Alternative member: Đào Duy Tùng.
Members Secretariat: Nguyễn Văn Linh, Đỗ Mười, Nguyễn Đức Tâm, Trần Xuân Bách, Đào Duy Tùng, Trần Kiên, Lê Phước Thọ, Nguyễn Quyết, Đàm Quang Trung, Vũ Oanh, Nguyễn Khánh, Trần Quyết, Trần Quốc Hương, Phạm Thế Duyệt, Nguyễn Thanh Bình.
Other members of Central Committee: Nguyễn Văn An, General Hoàng Cầm, Phan Văn Khải, General Đào Đình Luyện, Trần Đức Lương, Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm, Lê Quang Đạo, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Nguyễn Thị Định, Trần Độ... Alternative members: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Nông Đức Mạnh, Trương Mỹ Hoa,...

7th (1991–1996)

The Party held the seventh Congress in Hanoi on June 24–27, 1991.
The Congress elected a new Party Central Committee comprising 146 members.
Đỗ Mười was elected Party General Secretary. Nguyễn Văn Linh, Phạm Văn Đồng and Võ Chí Công were elected Advisors to the Party Central Committee.
13 full members of Politburo: Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Võ Văn Kiệt, Đào Duy Tùng, Đoàn Khuê, Vũ Oanh, Lê Phước Thọ, Phan Văn Khải, Bùi Thiện Ngộ, Nông Đức Mạnh, Phạm Thế Duyệt, Nguyễn Đức Bình, Võ Trần Chí.
Since 1993 supplement: Lê Khả Phiêu, Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm, Nguyễn Hà Phan, Đỗ Quang Thắng.
Members Secretariat: Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Đào Duy Tùng, Lê Phước Thọ, Nguyễn Hà Phan, Hồng Hà, Nguyễn Đình Tứ, Trương Mỹ Hoa, Đỗ Quang Thắng, Lê Khả Phiêu.
Other members of Central Committee: Nguyễn Văn An, Vũ Khoan, Nguyễn Dy Niên, Phạm Văn Trà, Đào Đình Luyện, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Nguyễn Phú Trọng,...

8th (1996–2001)

The eighth National Party Congress met in Hanoi from June 28-July 1, 1996.
The congress elected a Party Central Committee with 170 members . Đỗ Mười was re-elected as General Secretary of the Party, and Nguyễn Văn Linh, Phạm Văn Đồng and Võ Chí Công were elected Advisors to the Party Central Committee.
Members Politburo: Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Võ Văn Kiệt, Nông Đức Mạnh, Lê Khả Phiêu, Đoàn Khuê, Phan Văn Khải, Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm, Nguyễn Đức Bình, Nguyễn Văn An, Phạm Văn Trà, Trần Đức Lương, Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mỹ, Trương Tấn Sang, Lê Xuân Tùng, Lê Minh Hương, Nguyễn Đình Tứ, Phạm Thế Duyệt, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.
Members of Politburo Standing Committee : Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Võ Văn Kiệt, Lê Khả Phiêu, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.
Other Members of Central Committee: Nguyễn Văn Chi, Lê Văn Dũng, Nguyễn Khoa Điềm, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng, Phạm Gia Khiêm, Hà Thị Khiết, Vũ Khoan, Trương Tấn Sang, Trương Quang Được, Phan Diễn, Trần Đình Hoan, Trương Mỹ Hoa,...
On December 27, 1997, at the fourth plenum of the Central Committee, Lê Khả Phiêu was elected secretary-general of the Party. Đỗ Mười, Lê Đức Anh, Võ Văn Kiệt to stop no on the Central Committee and Politburo of the CPV, elected Advisors to the Party Central Committee, new members of Politburo elected is: Phạm Thanh Ngân, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Phan Diễn, Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Members of Politburo Standing Committee: Lê Khả Phiêu, Trần Đức Lương, Phan Văn Khải, Nông Đức Mạnh, Phạm Thế Duyệt.

9th (2001–2006)

The ninth National Congress of the Party was convened in Hanoi from April 19–22, 2001.
The Congress elected the 9th Party Central Committee comprising 150 members. At its first plenary session, the Party Central Committee elected Mr. Nông Đức Mạnh as General Secretary, a 15 Political Bureau members, four secretaries of the CPV Central Committee to form a nine-member CPV Central Committee's Secretariat, which includes five Political Bureau members.
Members Politburo:
Nông Đức Mạnh, Trần Đức Lương, Phan Văn Khải, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Lê Minh Hương, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Phan Diễn, Lê Hồng Anh, Trương Tấn Sang, Phạm Văn Trà, Nguyễn Văn An, Trương Quang Được, Trần Đình Hoan, Nguyễn Khoa Điềm.
Members Secretariat:
Nông Đức Mạnh, Phan Diễn, Nguyễn Văn An, Trần Đình Hoan, Lê Hồng Anh, Nguyễn Khoa Điềm, Lê Văn Dũng, Tòng Thị Phóng, Trương Vĩnh Trọng, Vũ Khoan, Nguyễn Văn Chi.
Members other of Central Committee: Lê Hồng Anh, Tô Huy Rứa, Phùng Quang Thanh, Hồ Đức Việt, Trương Mỹ Hoa, Uông Chu Lưu, Nguyễn Đức Kiên, Phan Trung Kiên, Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, Trương Đình Tuyển, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng, Nguyễn Văn Yểu, Nguyễn Phúc Thanh, Phạm Gia Khiêm, Nguyễn Dy Niên,...

10th (2006–2011)

The Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam April 18 and April 25, 2006, in Ba Đình Hall, Hanoi. The 160-member official and 21 alternate delegates Central Committee , which is elected by the Party Congress. The incumbent General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh was elected to a second term.
Members Politburo:
Nông Đức Mạnh, Lê Hồng Anh, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Nguyễn Minh Triết, Trương Tấn Sang, Nguyễn Phú Trọng , Phạm Gia Khiêm, Phùng Quang Thanh, Trương Vĩnh Trọng, Lê Thanh Hải, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng, Nguyễn Văn Chi, Hồ Đức Việt, Phạm Quang Nghị, Tô Huy Rứa .
Members Secretariat:
Nông Đức Mạnh, Trương Tấn Sang, Trương Vĩnh Trọng, Nguyễn Văn Chi, Hồ Đức Việt, Lê Văn Dũng, Tòng Thị Phóng, Tô Huy Rứa, Ngô Văn Dụ, Hà Thị Khiết .
Other members: General Trương Hoà Bình, Hà Hùng Cường, Nguyễn Thị Doan, Huỳnh Đảm, Hoàng Trung Hải, Hoàng Bình Quân, General Nguyễn Huy Hiệu, Vũ Huy Hoàng,
Lê Doãn Hợp, Nguyễn Đức Kiên, General Phan Trung Kiên, Uông Chu Lưu, General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên, Vũ Văn Ninh, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, Cao Đức Phát, Võ Hồng Phúc, Lê Hoàng Quân, General Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn, Nguyễn Thế Thảo, Trần Văn Tuấn, Trần Quốc Vượng,
etc.

11th (2011–2016)

12th (2016-2021)