The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam () is the state's highest administrative and executive organ of the country's highest organ of state power, the National Assembly of Vietnam, and in practice the central executive component and cabinet of Vietnam. The members of the Government are appointed by the President of Vietnam on the advice of the Prime Minister of Vietnam and approved by the National Assembly. The Government is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which is headed by the CPV general secretary.
As of 2025, the incumbent government is the Government of Phạm Minh ChÃÂnh (also known as the Government of the 15th National Assembly), which was established in accordance with the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Throughout history, each state administration of Vietnam had developed its own government cabinet under various formations and natures.
After the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September 1945, based on the 1946 Constitution, the executive organ was called the Government (ChÃÂnh phủ). It was headed by the president, which was the second highest position in Vietnam. Under the president was the Cabinet, which was headed by the prime minister (Thủ tðá»Âng).
From 1959 to 1980, based on the 1959 Constitution, the executive organ was named as the Council of Government (Há»Âi ÃÂá»Âng ChÃÂnh phủ). It was headed by the prime minister.
From 1980 to 1992, based on the 1980 Constitution, the executive organ was called the Council of Ministers (Há»Âi ÃÂá»Âng Bá» trðá»Âng). It was headed by the chairman (equivalent to the prime minister).
From 1992 onwards, based on the 1992 Constitution the executive organ was renamed as the Government (ChÃÂnh phủ). It is headed by the prime minister.
Based on The 2013 Constitution, the term of the Government follows the term of the National Assembly. At the expiration of the term of the National Assembly, the Government shall remain in office until a new Government is elected by the succeeding National Assembly.
The Council of Ministers (Há»Âi ÃÂá»Âng Bá» trðá»Âng) was entrusted by the 1980 Constitution with managing and implementing the governmental activities of the state.
Since 1992 the executive organ of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is officially named the Government (ChÃÂnh phủ). It consists of 14 ministries, 3 ministry-level agencies and 5 other government-dependent agencies as of 2025, headed by a Prime Minister and a corresponding number of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Minister-level Officials.
The Government is headed by a prime minister (Thủ tðá»Âng) and 4 deputy prime ministers (Phó Thủ tðá»Âng).
There are 14 ministries (Bá»Â); each is headed by a minister (Bá» trðá»Âng):
3 ministry-level agencies; each is headed by a Minister-level Official:
5 other government-dependent agencies:
As of March 2026, the Communist Party of Vietnam has proposed to transfer those 5 government's agencies to be directly under the Party Central Committee.
The Government of Vietnam also establishes national committees (Ủy ban Quá»Âc gia) when needed. The national committees are not separate political entities or ministries; instead they are composed of deputy prime ministers, ministers and deputy ministers in appropriate fields. The national committees act as advisor bodies to the prime minister on social and economic issues, and coordinate actions between ministries and agencies. Therefore, the national committees themselves do not have any executive powers. There are 9 national committees; each is headed by a chairman (Chủ tá»Âch):
Prime Minister Phạm Minh ChÃÂnh, who had replaced Nguyá» n Xuân Phúc as prime minister since 5 April 2021, was re-elected on 26 July 2021 following a 484âÂÂ0 vote by the National Assembly.
After taking the oath of office on the same day, ChÃÂnh nominated 26 people to serve in his Cabinet, including 4 deputy prime ministers (1 fewer than the previous term), 18 ministers, and 4 heads of ministerial-level agencies. The lineup was approved by the National Assembly on 28 July 2021. Cabinet members are expected to serve a 5-year renewable term ending before the 2026 election.