The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam was elected at the 12th National Congress of the

Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North ...

in January 2016. The 12th Central Committee elected the 12th Politburo and the 12th Secretariat.

Plenums

The Central Committee is not a permanent institution. Instead, it convenes

plenary session A plenary session or plenum is a session of a conference which all members of all parties are to attend. Such a session may include a broad range of content, from keynotes to panel discussions, and is not necessarily related to a specific styl ...

s between party congresses. When the CC is not in session, decision-making powers are delegated to the internal bodies of the CC itself; that is, the

Politburo A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contraction ...

and the

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. None of these organs are permanent bodies either; typically, they convene several times a month.

Composition

Members

Alternates

References

Specific

External links

Party Central Committee members announced
{{Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam 2016 in Vietnam 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam