Government Office (Vietnam) Explained
Agency Name: | Socialist Republic of Vietnam Government Office |
Type: | Ministry |
Nativename: | Văn phòng Chính phủ |
Formed: | 28 August 1945 (de facto) 26 July 1960 (official) |
Preceding1: | Prime Minister Palace (1945-1987) Office of Prime Minister Palace (1971-1981) Office of Council of Ministers (1981-1987) Office of Prime Minister Palace (1987-1992) Government Office (1992-present) |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Vietnam |
Headquarters: | 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Ngoc Ha Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi |
Budget: | Not published |
Chief1 Name: | Trần Văn Sơn |
Chief1 Position: | Chief of the Government Office |
Chief2 Name: | Nguyễn Cao Lục, Nguyễn Sĩ Hiệp, Nguyễn Xuân Thành, Mai Thị Thu Vân, Cao Huy |
Chief2 Position: | Deputy Chiefs of the Government Office |
Agency Type: | Ministry-level Agency |
The Government Office (Vietnamese: Văn phòng Chính phủ) is a ministry-level agency in Vietnam that assists the Government and the Prime Minister. The Government Office is headed by a Chief. The current Chief of the Government Office of Vietnam is Trần Văn Sơn.
Roles and functions
The Government Office has several roles and functions, notably:
- To assist the Government in organizing joint activities of the Government
- To assist the Prime Minister in leading, directing and operating activities of the Government and state administrative system from central to local levels
- To provide services for the direction and administration of the Government, the Prime Minister and to provide information to the public under the provisions of law
- To ensure the physical conditions and technical requirements for the activities of the Government and the Prime Minister.
Departments
- Department of Complaint, Denunciation and Anti-corruption Monitoring (Department I)
- Department of Internal Affairs (Department II)
- Department of Central and Local Agencies Coordination Monitoring (Department III)
- Department of General Affairs
- Department of State Administrative Organization and Public Affairs
- Department of Legal Affairs
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Economic Sectors
- Department of General Economics
- Department of Science, Education, Culture and Social Affairs
- Department of Enterprise Innovation
- Department of Secretarial and Editorial Affairs
- Department of Administrative Archives
- Department of Organization and Personnel
- Department of Finance and Planning
- Bureau of Management
- Bureau of Administration and Management II
- Informatics Center
- Vietnam Government Portal (VGP)
External links