Central Military Commission
Quân Ủy Trung ương
Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Agency overview
Formed1946
JurisdictionVietnam
Agency executives
Parent agencyCentral Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Child agency

The Central Military Commission (CMC, Vietnamese: Quân Ủy Trung ương) is an organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which is the highest body in Vietnam on military policy and heads the People's Army of Vietnam (PVAN). Its membership includes some members of the Politburo and military leaders. The CMC is headed by a secretary, currently Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

History

Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the norm has been that at least two PVAN generals are to be represented in the Party's Politburo, however, beginning in 1975 the number of PVAN generals represented in the Central Committee has slowly decreased.[1] The PVAN has played a big role in economic development; in 1993 PVAN generals held five out of thirty-three ministries. Because of the army's role in economic development, the Ministry of Defence established the General Directorate for Economic Development.[2]

Functions

The Statute of the Communist Party of Vietnam says that the PVAN is "under the party's absolute, direct, comprehensive leadership". The membership of the CMC is appointed by the Central Committee. The CMC is responsible to the Party's Politburo and the Secretariat. Its main priority is to supervise party affairs within the PVAN, from the very bottom to the top, which is represented by the General Political Department.[3]

Publications

The Commission publishes the People's Army Newspaper together with the Ministry of National Defence.

Central Military Commission (2020–2025)

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Porter 1993, pp. 83–84.
  2. ↑ Porter 1993, p. 84.
  3. ↑ Porter 1993, p. 83.

Sources

Works cited
  • Porter, Gareth (1993). Vietnam: The Politics of Bureaucratic Socialism. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801421686.
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