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The 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), formally the 11th Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Bộ Chính trị Ban Chấp hành trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam Khoá XI), was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 11th National Congress. Of the 14 members of the 11th Politubro, five of them were new to the Politburo (Trần Đại Quang, Tòng Thị Phóng, Ngô Văn Dụ, Đinh Thế Huynh and Nguyễn Xuân Phúc).[1] Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee – as General Secretary he presides over the work of the Central Committee, the Secretariat and the Politburo.[2]

The 11th Politburo, and in particular Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, the third ranked member, has been criticised over its handling of the Vietnamese economy. In the aftermath of the 6th plenum of the Central Committee (held 1–15 October 2012),[3] Nguyễn Phú Trọng issued an official apology to the people of Vietnam, saying "The Politburo and Secretariat for many terms now have made some big mistakes, especially having not prevented and remedied corruption and the deterioration among some party members", further stating that "Some senior officials, those currently in office as well as former ones, have occasionally not been morally good role models through their lifestyles and those of their families. They have significantly impacted the prestige of the party and the state."[4] He specified that the Central Committee choose not to dissolve the 14-member 11th Politburo, even if one of its members (later proven to be Nguyễn Tấn Dũng), "was deserving of punishment."[4] Later, at a convocation of the National Assembly, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng apologised to the Vietnamese people; "I recognise my political responsibility and my faults" over his handling of the Vietnamese economy.[5]

According to Tuong Vu, an associate professor at the University of Oregon, there exists a rivalry between Trương Tấn Sang, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nguyễn Sinh Hùng, the Chairman of the National Assembly, and others against Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and his supporters.[6][7] According to several diplomats and Western academics, Trương Tấn Sang, during the run-up to the 11th National Congress, tried to supplant Nguyễn Tấn Dũng as prime minister. In this he failed, and he was instead appointed to the largely ceremonial post of President. One of the most outstanding critiques of Nguyễn Tấn Dũng's economic policy is his handling of the state-owned sector; state companies have preserved Soviet-like working ethics, together with large loans, and overextended growth led to a meltdown of two high-profile state-owned companies; both Vinashin and Vinalines both required government rescue.[8] Nguyễn Tấn Dũng's has also been criticised by his handling of corruption; several corruption scandals became public during his first term as prime minister. Following the 6th plenum of the Central Committee, Nguyễn Phú Trọng said a vote of confidence would be introduced in 2013.[9]

Two additional members were elected to the 11th Politburo at the 7th plenum of the 11th Central Committee on 11 May 2013.

Members

Members of the 11th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
[10]
Rank Name 10th POL 12th POL Birth PM Birthplace Education Ethnicity Gender Ref.
New Rank New Rank
1 Nguyễn Phú Trọng Old 6 Reelected 1 1944 1968 Hà Nội City Graduate Kinh Male [11]
2 Trương Tấn Sang Old 5 Not — 1949 1969 Long An province Undergraduate Kinh Male [12]
3 Phùng Quang Thanh Old 8 Not — 1949 1968 Hà Nội City Graduate Kinh Male [13]
4 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Old 3 Not — 1949 1967 Cà Mau province Undergraduate Kinh Male [14]
5 Nguyễn Sinh Hùng Old 11 Not — 1946 1977 Nghệ An province Graduate Kinh Male [15]
6 Lê Hồng Anh Old 2 Not — 1949 1968 Kiên Giang province Undergraduate Kinh Male [16]
7 Lê Thanh Hải Old 10 Not — 1950 1968 Tiền Giang province Undergraduate Kinh Male [17]
8 Tô Huy Rứa Old 15 Not — 1947 1967 Thanh Hóa province Graduate Kinh Male [18]
9 Phạm Quang Nghị Old 11 Not — 1949 1973 Thanh Hóa province Graduate Kinh Male [19]
10 Trần Đại Quang New — Reelected 2 1956 1980 Ninh Bình province Graduate Kinh Male [20]
11 Tòng Thị Phóng New — Reelected 10 1954 1981 Sơn La province Graduate Thái Female [21]
12 Ngô Văn Dụ New — Not — 1947 1969 Vĩnh Phúc province Undergraduate Kinh Male [22]
13 Đinh Thế Huynh New — Reelected 8 1953 1974 Nam Định province Graduate Kinh Male [23]
14 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc New — Reelected 6 1954 1982 Quảng Nam province Undergraduate Kinh Male [24]
15 Nguyễn Thiện Nhân By-election — Reelected 7 1953 1980 Trà Vinh province Graduate Kinh Male [25]
16 Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân By-election — Reelected 3 1954 1981 Bến Tre province Graduate Kinh Female [26]

References

  1. ^ "Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party General Secretary". Nhân Dân. Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Điều lệ Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam thông qua tại Đại hội đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ XI của Đảng" [Charter of the Communist Party of Vietnam which was approved at the 11th National Congress]. 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Party Central Committee's 6th plenum closes". Vietnamnet.vn. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Vietnam's Communist Party Admits Mistakes as Dung Keeps Job". Bloomberg Businessweek. 26 October 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Vietnam's prime minister admits 'faults' on economy". BBC Online. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Vietnam's Communist Party Admits Mistakes as Dung Keeps Job". Bloomberg Businessweek. 16 October 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ Hunt, Luke (11 January 2011). "Vietnam's 2020 Vision". The Diplomat. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ^ Brown, David (13 September 2012). "Viet Prime Minister under Threat". Asia Sentinel. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ^ Vuving, Alexander (25 October 2012). "Vietnam's Search for Stability". The Diplomat. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. ^ "BộDanh sách Bộ Chính trị, Tổng Bí thư, Ban Bí thư, Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương, Chủ nhiệm Ủy ban Kiểm tra Trung ương khoá XI" [List of elected members of the Politburo, Secretariat, Central Inspection Committee, General Secretary and Chairman of the XI Central Inspection Committee] (in Vietnamese). Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Đồng chí Nguyễn Phú Trọng" [Comrade Nguyễn Phú Trọng] (in Vietnamese). Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Trương Tấn Sang" [Trương Tấn Sang] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Phùng Quang Thanh" [Phùng Quang Thanh] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Nguyễn Tấn Dũng" [Nguyễn Tấn Dũng] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Nguyễn Sinh Hùng" [Nguyễn Sinh Hùng] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Lê Hồng Anh" [Lê Hồng Anh] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Lê Thanh Hải" [Lê Thanh Hải] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Tô Huy Rứa" [Tô Huy Rứa] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Phạm Quang Nghị" [Phạm Quang Nghị] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XI, XII; Chủ tịch nước CHXHCN Việt Nam; (2/4/2016 - 21/9/2018) Trần Đại Quang" [Member of the 11th-12th Politburo, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2/4/2016-21/9/2018) Trần Đại Quang] (in Vietnamese). National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị khóa XI, XII; Phó Chủ tịch Quốc hội nước CHXHCN Việt Nam Tòng Thị Phóng" [Member of the 10th-11th Politburo, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (7/2007 - 3/2021) Tòng Thị Phóng] (in Vietnamese). National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Ngô Văn Dụ" [Ngô Văn Dụ] (in Vietnamese). National Assembly of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Đinh Thế Huynh" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee Đinh Thế Huynh] (in Vietnamese). National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Đồng chí Nguyễn Xuân Phúc" [Comrade Nguyễn Xuân Phúc] (in Vietnamese). Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Thành ủy thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (5/2017-10/2020) Nguyễn Thiện Nhân" [Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hồ Chí Minh City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân] (in Vietnamese). National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Chủ tịch Quốc hội Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân" [Member of the Politburo, President of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân] (in Vietnamese). National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

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