According to the Government's apparatus arrangement plan, the Ministry of Finance will merge with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, merging with Vietnam Social Insurance. At the same time, some functions and tasks of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises and National Financial Supervision will also be transferred to the Ministry of Finance. The new agency will be named the Ministry of Finance, expected to operate from March 1.
In Decision No. 325/QD-TTg dated February 19, 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed decisions to transfer and appoint four Deputy Ministers of Planning and Investment, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tam, Do Thanh Trung, Tran Quoc Phuong and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Finance.
In Decision No. 369/QD-TTg dated February 19, 2025, the Prime Minister transferred and appointed Mr. Ho Sy Hung - Vice Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises - to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Finance.
The above Decisions take effect from March 1, 2025.
Previously, the Ministry of Finance had 4 Deputy Ministers including: Mr. Nguyen Duc Chi, Mr. Cao Anh Tuan, Mr. Le Tan Can, Mr. Bui Van Khang. With the Prime Minister transferring and appointing 5 more Deputy Ministers, the new Ministry of Finance will have a total of 9 Deputy Ministers.
According to the Resolution of the 15th National Assembly Standing Committee on personnel work, the Ministries of Finance and Construction will have a maximum of 9 Deputy Ministers. While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs does not exceed 7 Deputy Ministers, the State Bank does not exceed 6 Deputy Ministers.
