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Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA; Vietnamese: Uỷ ban Dân tộc, lit. 'Ethnic Committee') is a ministry-level agency in Vietnam that exercises the functions of state management on ethnic minority affairs nationwide. The committee is headed by a chief. The current Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is Hầu A Lềnh.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Ủy ban Dân tộc (Vietnamese)
Agency overview
Formed3 May 1946
Preceding Agency
  • Department of Ethnic Minority (1946–1955)
    Central Sub-Committee of Ethnic Minority (1955–1959)
    Committee of Ethnic Minority (1959–1987)
    Central Commission of Ethnic Minority of the Communist Party (1979–1992), Office of Mountain Region and Ethnic Minority (1990–1992)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority and Mountain Region (1992–2002)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (2002–present)
TypeMinistry-level Agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
Headquarters39 Doi Can Street, Lieu Giai Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Annual budget319.630 millions VND (2018)
Agency executives
  • Hầu A Lềnh, Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Websiteubdt.gov.vn

Departments

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  • Department of Policies on Ethnic Minority
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Northwest Region (Local Affairs Department I)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Central Highlands (Local Affairs Department II)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Mekong Delta (Local Affairs Department III)
  • Department of Propaganda
  • Department of Ethnic Minorities
  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Organisation and Personnel
  • Department of Finance and Planning
  • Committee Inspectorate
  • Committee Office
  • Institute for Ethnic Minority Affairs
  • Training Institution for Ethnic Minority Officials
  • Digital Transformation Centre
  • Ethnicity Magazine
  • Ethnicity and Development Newspaper

Current leadership

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List of Ministers

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No. Name Term Ethnicity Position
1 Hoàng Văn Phùng 1946–1955 Tày Director of Ethnic Minorities Department
2 Bùi San 1955–1959 Kinh Head of the Central Ethnic Minorities Subcommittee
3 Chu Văn Tấn 1959–1960 Nùng Head of the Central Ethnic Committee, Chairman of the Government Ethnic Committee
4 Lê Quảng Ba 1960–1976 Tày Head of the Central Ethnic Committee, Chairman of the Government Ethnic Committee
5 Vũ Lập 1976–1979 Tày Head of the Central Ethnic Committee, Chairman of the Government Ethnic Committee
6 Hoàng Văn Kiểu 1979–1982 Tày Head of the Central Ethnic Committee, Chairman of the Government Ethnic Committee
7 Hoàng Trường Minh 1982–1989 Tày Central Ethnic Committee School
8 Nông Đức Mạnh 1989–1992 Tày Central Ethnic Committee School
9 Hoàng Đức Nghi 1992–2002 Tày Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas
10 Ksor Phước 2002–2007 Jarai Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee
11 Giàng Seo Phử 2007–2016 Hmong Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee
12 Đỗ Văn Chiến 2016–2021 Sán Dìu Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee
13 Hầu A Lềnh 2021–present Hmong Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee

References

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  1. ^ "Thủ tướng bổ nhiệm ông Y Vinh Tơr giữ chức Phó Chủ nhiệm Ủy ban Dân tộc". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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