The Ministry of Home Affairs has just completed the draft Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee regulating the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Councils, Deputy Heads of Committees of People's Councils at the provincial and commune levels and the arrangement of full-time People's Council delegates at the provincial and commune levels to the Ministry of Justice for appraisal.
In the submission of the draft Resolution, the Ministry of Home Affairs said: The development of a draft Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee stipulates the number of Vice Chairmen of People's Councils and Deputy Heads of Committees of People's Councils at the provincial and commune levels and the arrangement of full-time People's Council delegates at the provincial and commune levels is necessary to create a synchronous and unified legal basis for the organization and operation of the People's Councils at the provincial and commune levels when operating local governments at the two levels.
Pursuant to Conclusion No. 187-KL/TW dated August 29, 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat, the draft Resolution stipulates:
Regarding the number of Vice Chairmen of Provincial People's Councils
For provinces and cities implementing mergers and consolidations: Cities implementing mergers and consolidations of 3 provincial-level administrative units have no more than 4 Vice Chairmen of the People's Council; Cities implementing mergers and consolidations of 2 provincial-level administrative units have no more than 3 Vice Chairmen of the People's Council;
The province that implements the merger or consolidation shall have no more than 3 Vice Chairmen of the People's Council.
For provinces and cities that do not implement consolidation and consolidation, there must be no more than 2 Vice Chairmen of the People's Council.
In case the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council is arranged as a full-time People's Council delegate, the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council will be reduced by 1 person.
Regarding the number of Deputy Heads of Committees of Provincial People's Councils
For provinces and cities implementing mergers and consolidations: Provinces and cities implementing mergers and consolidations of 3 provincial-level administrative units with no more than 4 Deputy Heads of Committees;
Provinces and cities shall merge and consolidate 2 provincial-level administrative units with no more than 3 Deputy Heads of the Committees;
In case the Ethnic Committee is established on the basis of the existing Ethnic Committees of 3 provinces and cities before the merger or consolidation, there must be no more than 4 Deputy Heads of the Committee; In case the Ethnic Committee is established on the basis of the existing Ethnic Committees of 2 provinces and cities before the merger or consolidation, there must be no more than 3 Deputy Heads of the Committee; In case the Ethnic Committee is established on the basis of the existing Ethnic Committee of 1 province or city before the merger or consolidation, there must be no more than 2 Deputy Heads of the Committee.
For provinces and cities that do not implement consolidation and consolidation, each Board shall have no more than 2 Deputy Heads of the Board.
In case the Head of the Provincial People's Council is arranged as a full-time People's Council delegate, the number of Deputy Heads of the Committee will be reduced by 1 person.
Regarding the number of members of the Provincial People's Council Committee working full-time
Regulations that each Committee has no more than 1 full-time People's Council delegate.
The draft Resolution also states the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Council, Deputy Heads of the People's Council's Committees and members of the Hanoi City People's Council's Committees who are full-time People's Council delegates to comply with the provisions of the Capital Law.
