Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

Ministry-level agency in Vietnam

Department of Ethnic Minority (1946-1955)
Central Sub-Committee of Ethnic Minority (1955-1959)
Committee of Ethnic Minority (1959-1987)
Central Commission of Ethnic Minority of the Communist Party (1979-1992), Office of Mountain Region and Ethnic Minority (1990-1992)
Committee for Ethnic Minority and Mountain Region (1992-2002)
Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (2002-present)

TypeMinistry-level AgencyJurisdictionGovernment of VietnamHeadquarters39 Doi Can Street, Lieu Giai Ward, Ba Dinh District, HanoiAnnual budget319.630 millions VND (2018)Agency executives

Hầu A Lềnh, Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Nông Quốc Tuấn
Phan Văn Hùng
Lê Sơn Hải
Hoàng Thị Hạnh
Y Thông, Deputy Chiefs of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

Websiteubdt.gov.vn

The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA; Vietnamese: Uỷ ban Dân tộc, lit. 'Committee of Ethnics') is a ministry-level agency in Vietnam that exercises the functions of state management on ethnic minority affairs nationwide. The committee is headed by a Chief. The current Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is Hầu A Lềnh.

Departments

Department of Policies on Ethnic Minority
Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Northwest Region (Local Affairs Department I)
Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Central Highlands (Local Affairs Department II)
Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Mekong Delta (Local Affairs Department III)
Department of Propaganda
Department of Ethnic Minorities
Department of General Affairs
Department of Legal Affairs
Department of International Cooperation
Department of Organisation and Personnel
Department of Finance and Planning
Committee Inspectorate
Committee Office
Institute for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Training Institution for Ethnic Minority Officials
Digital Transformation Centre
Ethnicity Magazine
Ethnicity and Development Newspaper