Permanent Member of the Secretariat
The Permanent Member of the Secretariat, officially the Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat (Vietnamese: Thường trực Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), is a senior position within the Communist Party of Vietnam.
| Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat | |
|---|---|
Emblem of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| Style | Comrade |
| Type | Permanent secretary |
| Member of | Central Committee, Political Bureau and the Secretariat |
| Reports to | Central Committee |
| Seat | Headquarters of the Party Central Committee 1 Hùng Vương Street, Ba Đình district, Hà Nội |
| Appointer | Political Bureau |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Inaugural holder | Nguyễn Duy Trinh |
| Formation | 47 years and 57 days |
| Unofficial names | Standing Member Executive Secretary |
| Website | Homepage |
The Permanent Member is appointed by the Politburo, and is responsible for the management of directives and day-to-day work of the Secretariat. A member of both the Politburo and the Secretariat, the officeholder is often considered the fifth most powerful figure in Vietnam's political system — immediately behind the General Secretary of the Central Committee, the President, the Prime Minister and the Chair of the National Assembly.
The current officeholder is Trương Thị Mai, the first woman to serve in this position. She was appointed by a decision of the 13th Politburo on 6 March 2023 to replace Võ Văn Thưởng, who left office after his election as President of Vietnam on 2 March 2023.