Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)

Ministry of Public Security
of Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Bộ Công an
	Emblem of the Vietnam People's Public Security
Agency overview
Formed	19 August 1945 (de facto) ; 29 August 1953 (official)
Preceding agency	Bureau of Integrity in Northern Vietnam (1945–1946) Bureau of Reconnaissance in Central Vietnam (1945–1946); Bureau of National Self-Defence Force in Southern Vietnam (1945–1946); Office of Public Security of the Ministry of Home Affairs (1946–1953); Deputy Ministry of Public Security (1953); Ministry of Public Security (1953–1975); Ministry of Home Affairs (1975–1998); ;
Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	96 Nguyen Du, Hanoi
Employees	Regular force: Not disclosed.; Semi-specialized force: 2,000,000 persons; Number of generals on payroll: 199 (2019);
Annual budget	4.19 billion USD (2021)
Minister responsible	General Lương Tam Quang;
Deputy Minister responsible	Col. Gen Trần Quốc Tỏ; Lt. Gen Lê Quốc Hùng ; Maj. Gen Lê Văn Tuyến ; Maj. Gen Nguyễn Văn Long ; Lt. Gen Phạm Thế Tùng ; Maj. Gen Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm;
Agency executive	Minister of Public Security;
Child agency	People's Public Security;
Website	bocongan.gov.vn

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, Vietnamese: Bộ Công an (BCA)) is a central governmental ministry and one of the biggest ministries of the Government of Vietnam, performing the function of state management of security, order and social safety; counterintelligence; crime prevention investigation; fire prevention and rescue; execution of criminal judgments, judgment enforcement not subject to imprisonment, custody or temporary detention; legal protection and support; State management of public services in sectors and fields under the Ministry's state management. It is headed by the Minister of Public Security.

The MPS manages the Vietnam People's Public Security, the Vietnamese uniformed police forces - while also responsible for domestic civilian administrative management, similar to the role of a standard Ministry of Interior (not to be confused with the Vietnam Ministry of Home Affairs).

Col. Gen. Lương Tam Quang has been Vietnam's Minister of Public Security since June 6, 2024.