Head of the Commission for Information and Education explained

The Head of the Commission for Information and Education of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam is responsible for leading the propaganda apparat of the Communist Party. Since 2007, every commission head has been a member of the Politburo.

Officeholders

Central Propaganda Commission (1951–1989)

No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank	National Congress
1	Trường Chinh (1907–1988)	1951	1956	2	2nd National Congress (1951–1960)
2	Tố Hữu (1920–2002)	1956	1959		2nd National Congress (1951–1960)
1	Trường Chinh (1907–1988)	1959	1960	2	2nd National Congress (1951–1960)
2	Tố Hữu (1920–2002)	1960	1980		3rd National Congress (1960–1976) 4th National Congress (1976–1982)
3	Hoàng Tùng (1920–2010)	1980	1982		4th National Congress (1976–1982)
4	Đào Duy Tùng (1924–1998)	1982	1987		5th National Congress (1982–1986)
					6th National Congress (1986–1991)
5	Trần Trọng Tân (1926–2014)	1987	1989		6th National Congress (1986–1991)

Central Commission for Science and Education (1968–2007)

No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank	National Congress
1	Tố Hữu (1920–2002)	1960	1980	15	3rd National Congress (1960–1976) 4th National Congress (1976–1982)
2	Bùi Thanh Khiết (1924–1984)	1980	7 January 1984		4th National Congress (1976–1982)
					5th National Congress (1982–1986)
3	Lê Quang Đạo (1921–1999)	1984	1987		5th National Congress (1982–1986)
					6th National Congress (1986–1991)
4	Đặng Quốc Bảo (born 1927)	1987	1991		6th National Congress (1986–1991)
5	Nguyễn Đình Tứ (1932–1996)	1991	28 June 1996		7th National Congress (1991–1996)
6	Đặng Hữu (born 1930)	1996	2001		8th National Congress (1996–2001)
7	Đỗ Nguyên Phương (1937–2008)	2002	2007		9th National Congress (2001–2006) 10th National Congress (2006–2011)

Central Commission on Culture (1980–1989)

No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	National Congress
1	Trần Độ (1923–2002)	1980	1982	4th National Congress (1976–1982)
2	Hà Xuân Trường (1924–2006)	1982	1986	5th National Congress (1962–1986)
1	Trần Độ (1923–2002)	1986	1989	6th National Congress (1986–1991)

Central Ideology and Culture Department (1989–2007)

No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank	National Congress
1	Trần Trọng Tân (1926–2014)	1989	1991		4th National Congress (1986–1991)
2	Hà Đăng (born ?)	1991	1996		7th National Congress (1991–1996)
3	Hữu Thọ (1932–2015)	1996	2001		8th National Congress (1996–2001)
4	Nguyễn Khoa Điềm (born 1943)	2001	2006	15	9th National Congress (2001–2006)
5	Tô Huy Rứa (born 1947)	2006	2007	10	10th National Congress (2006–2011)

Central Propaganda Department (2007–present)

No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Rank	National Congress
1	Tô Huy Rứa (born 1947)	2007	2011	15	10th National Congress (2006–2011)
2	Đinh Thế Huynh (born 1953)	2011	2016	13	11th National Congress (2011–2016)
3	Võ Văn Thưởng (born 1970)	2016	2021	17	12th National Congress (2016–2021)
4	Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa (born 1962)	2021		17	13th National Congress (2021–2026)

Bibliography

• Koh . David . July–August 2008 . Leadership Changes at the 10th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party . . University of California Press . 48 . 4 . 650–672 . 10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650. 10.1525/as.2008.48.4.650 .
• Book: Van, Canh Nguyen . Cooper, Earle . Vietnam under Communism, 1975–1982 . CITEREFVanCooper1983 . Hoover Press . 1983 . 9780817978518 . registration .

Notes and References

1. These numbers are not official.