Personnel of ministers and deputy ministers of 17 ministries and branches after restructuring the apparatus

After completing the organizational restructuring, the Government has 14 ministries and 3 ministerial-level agencies. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed decisions to transfer and appoint a number of deputy ministers and complete the leadership personnel of ministries and branches.

According to the provisions of the revised Law on Government Organization, the number of deputy ministers and deputy heads of ministerial-level agencies shall not exceed 5. Particularly, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security , and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall not exceed 6 (except in cases where there is a request to mobilize or rotate cadres by competent authorities).

The fact that ministries currently have a number of deputy ministers exceeding the law's regulations has been permitted by the National Assembly Standing Committee to meet the requirements of staff arrangement and assignment when streamlining the state apparatus.

However, ministries and branches will have to gradually reduce the number of deputies to the correct number prescribed by law within 5 years.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-su-bo-truong-thu-truong-17-bo-nganh-sau-kien-toan-bo-may-2377057.html