Rights and duties of the Chairman of the Ward People's Committee from March 2025

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 3, Article 23 of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (effective from March 1, 2025) stipulates that the Chairman of the Ward People's Committee performs the tasks and powers specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g, i and k, Clause 1 of this Article, Points b, c and d, Clause 2 of this Article.

Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 (effective from March 1, 2025) stipulates that the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee performs the following duties and powers:

a) Lead and manage the work of the People's Committee; convene and chair meetings of the People's Committee;

b) Lead and direct the implementation of tasks of implementing the Constitution, laws, documents of superior state agencies and People's Councils, People's Committees at their level; inspect and handle violations in the process of implementing the Constitution and laws in the area;

c) Lead and be responsible for the operation of the state administrative apparatus, ensuring the unity and smoothness of the administrative system; for implementing administrative reform in the area; decide to temporarily suspend the work of the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee at his/her level and the leaders and managers under his/her management and operation;

d) Perform the task of socio-economic development, protect the assets of agencies, organizations, protect human rights and civil servants; protect the lives, freedoms, honor, dignity, assets, other legitimate rights and interests of citizens, ensure human rights, resolve issues directly related to people's lives; ensure security, order, social safety, prevent and combat corruption, negativity, waste, prevent and combat crimes and other violations of the law in the area according to the provisions of law and decentralize and authorize the superior state agency;

d) Direct, manage, and effectively organize the use of facilities, finances, and state budget sources allocated in the area in accordance with the provisions of law;

e) Implement the work of receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations, preventing and combating bureaucracy, corruption, negativity and waste in the activities of local governments at their level and in socio-economic activities in the area;

g) Direct and promptly handle emergency situations related to natural disasters, floods, and epidemics in the area;

i) Issue, abolish, amend or supplement documents issued by itself when considering them no longer suitable or illegal;

k) Performing assigned tasks and powers, delegated authority and other tasks and powers as prescribed by law.

Points b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 23 of the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025 stipulates: Chairman of the People's Committee of the town Performing the task of managing urban population; preventing and combating social evils in urban areas; building a civilized urban lifestyle according to the provisions of law; Performing the task of managing, protecting space, architecture and urban landscape; organizing and directing the implementation of tasks to ensure public order and traffic safety in the town according to the provisions of law; guiding and inspecting self-management activities of residential groups.

Thus, from March 2025, the rights and duties of the Chairman of the Ward People's Committee are stipulated as above.