The Government issued Decree No. 300/2025/ND-CP stipulating the framework for the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee, the number and structure of People's Committee members; the order and procedures for proposing to approve the results of the People's Council electing, dismissing, and removing Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
According to regulations, for provincial administrative units (ADUs) formed after the 2025 arrangement, the number of Vice Chairmen of provincial People's Committees is stipulated as follows:
For Ho Chi Minh City, there are no more than 8 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
Cities formed by the arrangement of 3 provincial-level administrative units have no more than 7 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee; Cities formed by the arrangement of 2 provincial-level administrative units have no more than 6 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
Provinces formed by the arrangement of 2 provinces in which at least 1 province in these 2 provinces was classified as a type I province according to the classification of administrative units before the arrangement or provinces formed by the arrangement of 3 provinces with no more than 6 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
The province formed by the arrangement of 2 provinces, both of which were classified as type II provinces or type III provinces according to the classification of administrative units before the arrangement, has no more than 5 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
For provincial-level administrative units that do not implement the arrangement in 2025, the number of Vice Chairmen of provincial-level People's Committees is regulated as follows:
Hanoi City has no more than 5 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
Hue City has no more than 4 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
The number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee is determined according to the classification of ADUs before the effective date of this Decree (November 17, 2025): Type I provinces have no more than 4 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee; Type II provinces and Type III provinces have no more than 3 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee. After November 17, 2025, if a type II province and a type III province are classified as a type I province, there will be no more than 4 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
In case the Politburo and the Secretariat implement the policy of transferring and rotating cadres to hold the position of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee for transfer and rotation is outside the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee prescribed above.
The Decree stipulates that the number of Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Committees is calculated on the average principle of no more than 2.5 Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Committees for each commune-level administrative unit.
Based on the total number of Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Committees of the whole province and city as prescribed, the Provincial People's Committee decides on the specific number of Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Committees of each commune level in accordance with the natural area, population size, classification of administrative units, level of socio-economic development and practical situation of the locality, but must ensure that it does not exceed the total number of Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Commune People's Committees of the whole province and city.
Regarding the transitional provisions, in provincial-level administrative units formed after the 2025 arrangement, where the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee at the end of the 2021 - 2026 term is more than the prescribed number, at the beginning of the 2026 - 2031 term, the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee will remain the same as at the end of the 2021 - 2026 term.
The People's Committees of provinces and cities must have a roadmap to gradually reduce the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committees so that by July 2030, the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committees will comply with the provisions of this Decree, except in cases where the competent authority has other provisions.
Decree 300/2025/ND-CP takes effect from November 17, 2025.
