15th National Assembly of Vietnam
Vietnamese parliamentary cycle in 2021
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The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quá»c há»i Viá»t Nam khóa XV, lit.â'National Assembly of Vietnam XV'; less formally the 15th National Assembly - Vietnamese: Quá»c há»i khóa XV, lit.â'National Assembly XV') was the parliamentary cycle that commenced in July 2021 following the legislative elections on 23 May 2021. The National Assembly had 499 members, formally confirmed at the 8th meeting of the National Election Council on 12 July 2021, and was mechanically dismissed by 6 April 2026, following the first session of the succeeding 16th National Assembly of Vietnam.[1]
| 15th National Assembly of Vietnam | |||||
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An irregular session of the 15th National Assembly | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Jurisdiction | Vietnam | ||||
| Meeting place | National Assembly House, Hanoi | ||||
| Term | 20 July 2021 â 6 April 2026 | ||||
| Election | 2021 Vietnamese legislative election | ||||
| Government | Government of Phạm Minh ChÃnh | ||||
| Website | www.quochoi.vn | ||||
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| Members | 499 - VFF (100%) CPV (485 - 97,19%) Independents (14 - 2,81%) | ||||
| Chairman | Trần Thanh Mẫn | ||||
| First Deputy Chairman | Vacant | ||||
| Deputy Chairmen | Nguyá»
n Khắc Äá»nh Nguyá» n Äức Hải Trần Quang PhÆ°Æ¡ng Nguyá» n Thá» Thanh | ||||
| Secretary-General | Vacant | ||||
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The 15th National Assembly first convened on 20 July 2021 to re-elect VÆ°Æ¡ng Äình Huá» as its Chairman, Nguyá» n Xuân Phúc as President of Vietnam and Phạm Minh ChÃnh as Prime Minister of Vietnam. In 2025, the Assembly had agreed to organize the 2026 Vietnamese legislative election sooner than usual, which also means that the incumbent National Assembly would be disbanded by early April 2026 (instead of July).[2]
Election
Legislative elections were held on 23 May 2021 to elect members of the National Assembly and deputies of provincial, district and communical councils. About 69,243,604 people went to vote in 63 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. There were 868 candidates contested in 184 multi-member constituencies nationwide, with a maximum of 500 candidates elected.[3]
On 10 June 2021, the National Election Council refused to affirm the membership of Trần VÄn Nam, CPV Secretary of Bình DÆ°Æ¡ng Province following investigations in his corruption. His seat in Bình DÆ°Æ¡ng Province was removed.
At the end 499 candidates were announced elected. The Communist party won 485 seats with the rest going to independent candidates.
Leadership
- Chairman: VÆ°Æ¡ng Äình Huá»
- First Deputy Chairman: Trần Thanh Mẫn
- Deputy Chairmen: Nguyá» n Khắc Äá»nh, Nguyá» n Äức Hải, Trần Quang PhÆ°Æ¡ng
- Secretary: Bùi VÄn CÆ°á»ng
Composition
| Party | Seats | % | |
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| Communist Party of Vietnam | 485 | 97.19 | |
| Independents | 14 | 2.81 | |
Sessions
Although scheduled to take place between 20 July and 5 August 2021, the first meeting session was shortened due to severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.
During the nine days of meetings, the lawmakers elected leaders of the National Assembly, State and Government leaders, the Chief Justice and Prosecutor General and heads of National Assembly committees.[4]
It also ratified 29 resolutions, including 17 resolutions on organisation and personnel, 11 thematic resolutions, and one general resolution on the first session.
The first session wrapped up on 28 July with calls to the state and governments of all levels for COVID-19 prevention.
Results
- Election of National Assembly leaders
| Election of Chairman of National Assembly | Election of Deputy Chairmen of National Assembly | ||||||
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| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| VÆ°Æ¡ng Äình Huá» | 475 | 0 | 0 | Trần Thanh Mẫn | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Nguyá» n Khắc Äá»nh | 483 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nguyá» n Äức Hải | 483 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Trần Quang Phương | 483 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Election of Members of NA Standing Committee | |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | ||||||
| Nguyá» n Thúy Anh | Lê Tấn Tá»i | ||||||
| Nguyá» n Äắc Vinh | Nguyá» n Phú CÆ°á»ng | ||||||
| Lê Quang Huy | Y Thanh Hà Niê KÄÄm | ||||||
| VÅ© Hải Hà | Bùi VÄn CÆ°á»ng | ||||||
| Lê ThỠNga | NguyỠn ThỠThanh | ||||||
| VÅ© Há»ng Thanh | DÆ°Æ¡ng Thanh Bình | ||||||
| Hoà ng Thanh Tùng | |||||||
| Election of Chairmen of NA councils and committees, Secretary-General and State Auditor-General | |||||||
| Election of Head of the Department of National Defence and Security | Election of Head of the Council of Ethnic Groups | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Lê Tấn Tá»i | 475 | 0 | 0 | Y Thanh Hà Niê KÄÄm | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Legal Committee | Election of Head of Committee of Social Affairs | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Hoà ng Thanh Tùng | 475 | 0 | 0 | NguyỠn Thúy Anh | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Cultural and Education Committee | Election of Head of Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Affairs | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Nguyá» n Äắc Vinh | 475 | 0 | 0 | Lê Quang Huy | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Committee for External Affairs | Election of Head of Finance and Budget Committee | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| VÅ© Hải Hà | 475 | 0 | 0 | Nguyá» n Phú CÆ°á»ng | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Justice Committee | Election of Head of Economy Committee | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Lê Thá» Nga | 475 | 0 | 0 | VÅ© Há»ng Thanh | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of the Secretary General of the National Assembly | Election of the State Auditor-General | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Bùi VÄn CÆ°á»ng | 475 | 0 | 0 | Trần Sỹ Thanh | 471 | 0 | 1 |
- Election of State leaders
The elections of the State President, Vice Presidents, the Chief Justice and the Prosecutor General took place on 26 July 2021.[5]
| Election of the President | Election of the Vice President | ||||||
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| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Nguyá» n Xuân Phúc | 483 | 0 | 0 | Võ Thá» Ãnh Xuân | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court | Election of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy | ||||||
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| NguyỠn Hòa Bình | 480 | 0 | 0 | Lê Minh Trà | 480 | 0 | 0 |
- Election of Government leaders
| Election of the Prime Minister | Approval of Deputy Prime Ministers | ||||||
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| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Phạm Minh ChÃnh | 484 | 0 | 0 | Phạm Bình Minh | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| Lê Minh Khái | 479 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| VÅ© Äức Äam | 479 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lê VÄn Thà nh | 479 | 0 | 0 | ||||