Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The Central Military Commission (CMC), formerly the Central Military–Party Committee (CMPC), is the highest party organ in Vietnam on military policy. Its membership includes some members of the Politburo and military leaders. The CMC is headed by the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

The Statute of the Communist Party of Vietnam says that the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) 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 VPA, from the very bottom to the top, which is represented by the General Political Department. Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the norm has been that at least two VPA generals are to be represented in the Party's Politburo, however, beginning in 1975 the number of VPA generals represented in the Central Committee has slowly decreased. The VPA has played a big role in economic development; in 1993 VPA 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.

For the heads of the commission, see Secretary of the Central Military Commission.

The Commission publishes the newspaper Quan doi nhan dan together with the Ministry of Defence.

Central Military Commission (2011–2016)

• Secretary of the Central Military Commission: Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General secretary.
• Deputy Secretary: General Phùng Quang Thanh, Minister of Defense of Vietnam, the highest-ranking military officer.
• 5 Standing Members of the Central Military Commission:
  • Trương Tấn Sang , President .
  • Nguyễn Tấn Dũng , Prime Minister.
  • Colonel General Ngô Xuân Lịch Chairman of the General Political Department, Chairman of the Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission, the second highest-ranking military officer.
  • Colonel General ĐỖ Bá Tỵ, Chief of General Staff, Deputy Minister of Defense.
  • Colonel General Nguyễn Thành Cung, Deputy Minister of Defense.
• 15 members of the Central Military Commission:
  • Colonel General Lê Hữu Đức, Deputy Minister of Defense.
  • Colonel General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, Deputy Minister of Defense.
  • Colonel General Trương Quang Khánh, Deputy Minister of Defense.
  • Admiral Nguyễn Văn Hiến, Deputy Minister of Defense, Commander of Navy.
  • Lieutenant General Võ Tiến Trung, Director of Defense Academy.
  • Lieutenant General Lương Cường, Vice Chairman of the General Political Department.
  • Lieutenant General Mai Quang Phấn, Vice Chairman of the General Political Department.
  • Lieutenant General Phạm Xuân Hùng, Vice Chief of General Staff.
  • Lieutenant General Phương Minh Hòa, Commander of Air Force.
  • Lieutenant General Võ Trọng Việt, Commander of Border Defense Force.
  • Lieutenant General Bế Xuân Trường, Commander of 1st Military Region.
  • Lieutenant General Dương Đức Hòa, Commander of 2nd Military Region.
  • Lieutenant General Lê Chiêm, Commander of 5th Military Region.
  • Lieutenant General Trần Đơn, Commander of 7th Military Region.
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Phương Nam, Commander of 9th Military Region.