Government of Vietnam

Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Overview
Established28 August 1945 (1945-08-28) (original)
2 July 1976 (1976-07-02) (current form)
StateSocialist Republic of Vietnam
CountryVietnam
LeaderPrime Minister of the Government
Appointed byPresident of Vietnam
Main organ17 ministries and ministerial-level offices, 5 governmental agencies
Responsible toNational Assembly of Vietnam
HeadquartersGovernment Office
Websitehttps://vietnam.gov.vn/

The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the state's highest administrative and executive organ of the country's highest organ of state power, the National Assembly of Vietnam, and in practice the central executive component and cabinet of Vietnam. The members of the Government are appointed by the President of Vietnam on the advice of the Prime Minister of Vietnam and approved by the National Assembly. The Government is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which is headed by the CPV general secretary, often seen as the extragovernmental but highest political post in Vietnam.

The current government is the Government of Phạm Minh Chính (also known as the Government of the 15th National Assembly), which was established in accordance with the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Throughout history, each state administration of Vietnam had developed its own government cabinet under various formations and natures.