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Background Briefing:
Vietnam: New Cabinet
Forecast
Carlyle A. Thayer
July20,2011[clientnamedeleted]
1.AstheNationalAssemblyisgoingtorubberstampthenewleadershipnextweek,whatwhatis
yourassessmentofsuchappointments?
ANSWER:At theeleventhparty congress sevenministers,whoweremembersof theCentral
Committee, failed to gain re election to the Central Committee. Since Central Committee
membershipisaprerequisiteforappointmentatministeriallevelthismeantthattheseministers
wouldhavetostepdown.
ThenewNationalAssemblywillhavetheopportunitytovetandapproveallCabinetnominations
includingtheeightministrieswholosttheirministers:ForeignAffairs,HomeAffairs,Planningand
Investment, Construction, Information and Communications, Science and Technology,Natural
ResourcesandEnvironmentandHealth.Sixofthenewministersareformerdeputyministersin
thesamedepartment.Theirelectionwillrepresentcontinuityinleaderships.
Twoministries, InformationandCommunicationandNaturalResourcesandEnvironment,will
haveoutsidersappointedasministers.Inbothcasesthenewministerswillbemovedfromposts
within
the
party
apparatus.
Nguyen
Bac
Son,
the
deputy
head
of
the
partys
Ideology
and
Propaganda Committee, would seem best equipped to take up the post of Minister of
Information and Communication. Nguyen Minh Quang, who is the party chief for Central
Agencies,islikelytofaceamajorchallengeinhisnewportfolioasMinisterofNaturalResources
andEnvironment.
Ithinkthemostimportantsignwillbethenumberofvoteseachprospectiveministerreceives.A
lowvotewillindicatealackofconfidence.Overall,theNationalAssemblylookssettoapprovea
team thatcanworkeffectivelywithPrimeMinisterNguyenTanDung.ThePrimeMinisterhas
alsoselectedfourdeputyprimeministers,onelessthanbefore.Thisshouldbeamorecohesive
teamthanthefivedeputyprimeministersinthelastterm.
2.DoyoubelievethattheNationalAssemblywillbeabletosustain itsmomentumofopening
thefloorforheateddebatesandgrillingcabinetmembers,giventhatacabinetmember,Deputy
PMNguyenSinhHung,isbeinginstalledasthenewhousespeaker?Whyorwhynot?
ANSWER: Ever since 1992 when the new Constitution and new Electoral Law ws adopted,
deputiestotheNationalAssemblyhaveplayedanincreasingly importantroleincreatinga law
governed state.Thenewdeputieswill inherit the legacyofprevious legislatures.NguyenSinh
Hungwillno longeroccupy the post ofdeputyprimeminister andwill thereforenothave a
conflictofinterestwhenCabinetministersarequestions.Sinhwillsoonlearnthathisroleisone
ofpoliticalbrokerandconsensusseekerThequalityofthenewdeputieswillensurethatthey
take on their responsibility to review government policy and the performance of individual
ministers.Insum,thenewlegislaturewillbuildonthelegacyofthepastbutinagradualmanner.
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3.OnofthemostsignificantfeaturesoftheoutgoingNationalAssembly inthe lattenurewad
theabsenceofawatershedpolicyonboostingtheagriculturesector.Dontyouagreewiththis
anddoyouseegroundsforhopethatthenewleadershipwilltakedrasticmeasurestoaddress
thisshortcoming?
ANSWER:PolicyissetbytheCabinetandbyministers.Vietnamsdevelopmentstrategyfavours
theurbanareasandareskewedtowardspromotingindustrialgrowth.Idonotseeanysignsthat
theseprioritieswillbealteredbytheGovernment.
Sincedeputiescannotinitiatelegislationtheinitiativeforreformoftheagriculturesectormust
come from the Cao Duc Phat who is being renominated as Minister of Agriculture and
Development.
4.What should Vietnams new leadership do to address the risingwealth disparity that has
boggeddownthenationsdevelopmentoverthepastdecades?Howwilltherisinglandlessness
ofVietnamesefarmersexacerbatetheproblem?
ANSWER:Formanyyears the land issuehasbeen thecauseofnumerouspublicprotestsand
disturbances.Thesolutionisnottodiscourageindividualsfrombecomingwealthy,buttoensure
thatthe law isappliedequallytoall.Thismeansgivingprioritytoaddressingcorruptionorthe
interventionofwealthinpolitics.TheGovernmentshouldcontinuetodevelopappropriatesocial
welfaremeasurestoaddresstheproblemsofthosewholiveinpoverty.
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Background Briefing:
Vietnam: Evaluating the New
Government
Carlyle A. Thayer
July 20, 2011
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1. How do you evaluate the performance of the Government over the pastfive
years?Whatareitsmainachievementsandmainweaknesses?
VietnamsGovernmentsuccessfullyweathered theglobal financial crisis throughastimulus package and maintained social stability at the same time. A major
achievement has been tomaintaining comparatively high economic growth rates
duringthisdifficultperiod.
ThemajorshortcomingwastheCabinetsfailuretomaintaineffectiveoversightover
state conglomerates such as Vinashin and the inability of the AntiCorruption
SteeringCommitteetoeffectivelydealwithcorruption.
2. How do you assess Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dungs role in economic
managementduringhisfirstterminoffice?
The Prime Minister is a nationalist who promotes the role of largescale state
industriestoprotectVietnamfromglobalcompetition.ThePrimeMinisterisalsoa
personaccustomedtogettinghisownway.ThePrimeMinisternowneedstoadopt
amoreconsultativeapproachtodecisionmaking.Heshouldwintheconfidenceof
former officials many of whom feel their advice and counsel is treated in a
perfunctorymanner.
3.WhowillbethemajornewappointmentsintheGovernment?.
The reelection of Nguyen Tan Dung as primeministerwill be reassuring to the
internationalcommunityastherewassomeuncertainlyoverwhatleadershiprolehe
mightassumefollowingtheeleventhpartycongress.
NguyenTanDungisaleaderwhohassuccessfullyturnedtheroleofprimeminister
intoaproactiveone. In2007heunsuccessfullysought todecreasethenumberof
deputyprimeministersandaddsomenewblood. Thistimethenumbersofdeputy
primeministerswillbereducedfromfivetofour.
Two deputy primeministers are his protgswho have been reelected.Nguyen
ThienNhanwillhavetoprovehis iscapable inthisofficeafterhisexperiencewith
theeducationportfolio.HoangTrungHaihasproventhathe iscapable instepping
upaspermanentdeputyprimeminister.
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Thetwonewcomersappeartobegoodchoices.VuVanNinhwillbringconsiderable
experienceastheformerministeroffinance.NguyenXuanPhuchasworkedclosely
withtheprimeminister inthepastandwillbeeffectivebecausehehastheprime
ministersconfidence.Thenewteamofdeputyministersshouldbemoreunifiedand
cohesivethanbefore
4.WhataremajorchangesinnewCabinetarelikely?
Duringthe lasttenurethereweretwoCabinetreshuffles,thefirst in2006andthe
secondin2007.ThistimeitthereisnoneedforatwostepCabinetreshuffleasthe
timingthenationalpartycongressandelectionstotheNationalAssemblyhavebeen
synchronized.
Nearlyonethirdof thenewCabinetare incumbentministersand theirreelection
willbringstabilitytothegovernment.Eightofthenewministerswillstepupfrom
beingdeputyminister tominister.Theywillbringexperienceandstability to their
ministries.TheselectionofPhamBinhMinhisparticularlyimportantafterPhamGia
Khiemtenure
Twoofthenewministerswerereshuffledfromoneportfoliotoanother. VuDinh
Hue will bring experience as head of the State Audit Agency to the Ministry of
Finance. DinhLaThangwillbringhisadministrativeexperienceasthechairmanof
PetroVietnamGrouptotheMinistryofTransport.
Therearefournewcomerswhowillbemovingfrompartypoststostateministries:
VuDucDam,whowillheadtheGovernmentOffice,servedaspartychiefofQuang
Ninhprovince;NguyenThiHaiChuyen,willtakeovertheMinistryofLabour,Invalids
andSocialAffairsafterservingasdeputyheadofthepartyInspectionCommission.
NguyenMinhQuangwilltakechargeofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment, isthe
formerpartychiefoftheCentralAgenciesCommittee.Finally,NguyenBacSon,takes
over Information and Communication after serving as deputy headof the partys
IdeologyandPropagandaCommittee.He isprobablybestqualifiedforhisnewjob
outofthenewcomers.Allfournewministerswillhavetheirworkcutoutforthem
andtheywillhavetoprovethemselves.Quangsteps intoadifficultportfoliogiven
concern expressed by retiring National Assembly deputies over environmental
issues.
5.Whatshouldtheprioritiesforthenewgovernmentbeforitsnextfiveyearterm
inpolitics,economicsandforeignaffairs?
Inmyviewthetoppoliticalpriorityoverthenextfiveyearsshouldbetoensurethat
all provincial party chiefs, all secretaries of peoples councils, and even the state
presidentaredirectlyelected.
More authority and resources should be allocated to the National Assembly to
improve itscommitteesystem.Theyshouldbeempoweredtoholdpublichearings
on importantpublicpolicymattersand tomakerecommendations to theNational
Assemblyleadership.
As for economics: the top priority must be to continue with the proactive
integration into the global economy by reforming stateowned enterprises and
removing barriers to foreign investment in domestic enterprises. Vietnam should
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complete the process of joining the TransPacific Partnership. Finally, Vietnam
shouldaimtobecomeselfsufficientinenergy.
Vietnamhasemergedasan importantregionalpower inSoutheastAsia. Itwillnot
havethesameopportunitiestoshowleadershipasitdidinthepastfiveyearswhen
Vietnam served as ASEAN Chair and was a nonpermanent member of the UN
SecurityCouncil.PrioritymustbegiventoplayingaconstructiveroleinbuildingupASEANandtheEastAsiaSummitaseffectivemultilateralorganizations.Thismeans
working with the ASEAN Chair as well as major powers to develop an effective
internationallegalregimetopreventconflictintheEastSea.
Vietnam canalsomakea significant contribution to theASEANDefenceMinisters
MeetingPlus by supporting initiatives tohave thisnew body adopt effective and
practicalproposalsrelatedtoregionalsecurity.
6.WhatwillbethemajorchallengeforVietnam,in5years,in10years?
There are two important challenges in the next five years. The first will be to
implement the maritime strategy to develop Vietnams coastal regions with its
ExclusiveEconomicZonewithaparticulartimeofexploitinghydrocarbonresources.
The secondmajor challenge is to raise Vietnams tertiary education sector up to
worldclassstandards.
Themostimportantchallengeoverthenexttenyearswillbetodealwiththeeffects
ofclimatechangebyadoptingeffectiveandappropriatemitigationstrategies.
7.Majoropportunitiesinpolitical,economicandsocialdevelopment?
Vietnamwillfaceamajoropportunitytoadjustitspoliticalandeconomicinstitutions
tothegrowingchangesinVietnamseconomyandsociety.Thiswillmeaneffectively
devolvingpowerfromthecentretotheprovincesandlowerlevels.
It also means allowing new social forces to play their role in the political and
economicsystems.Forexample,theVietnamCommunistPartyshouldpermitlarger
numbersofprivateentrepreneurstojoinitsranks.Vietnamspoliticalsystemshould
reflect the newly emerging political economy. At the same time,Vietnam should
create the conditions for awider diversity of choice in the selection ofNational
Assemblydeputiesoverthenexthalfdecade.
8.HowwillforeigninvestorsviewVietnamsnewCabinet?
ForeigninvestorswillbereassuredbythereelectionofPrimeMinisterNguyenTan
Dung,hischoiceofdeputyprimeministersandthecontinuityofhisnewCabinet.For
example,theelevationofBuiQuangVinhfromdeputytoministerofPlanningand
Investmentwillbereassuring.
9. How do Vietnams relations with Australia, India, New Zealand add value to
Vietnamsinternationallinks?
Vietnamwill continue todevelop its comprehensivestrategicpartnershipswithall
threecountries,underwhatevernameisusedtodescribebilateralrelations.Eachof
thesecountriescancontributetothedevelopmentofVietnamseducationalsystem
and offer experience in integrationwith the global economy. All three countries
offeraccesstonewtechnologies.
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AustraliaisanallyoftheUnitedStates,IndiaandNewZealandworkcloselywiththe
U.S. on a variety of international issues.Vietnam can leverage its tieswith these
threenationsinitsdealingswithothermajorpowers.
10.IfconsultedbynewPrimeMinister,whatshouldhedofirst?Whatadvicewould
yougive?
I would advise the Prime Minister that he and his Cabinet should be more
accountable to the public through greater transparency indecisionmaking.More
information should be made available to a public that is becoming more
sophisticated in its understanding of public policy.More effortmust bemade to
explain government policies and getting feedback from Vietnamese citizens. The
PrimeMinister should learn from the bauxitemining and highspeed railprojects
thatwiderconsultationsinpolicymakingisnecessary.
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Background Briefing:
Vietnam: Nguyen Tan Dung
Re-elected Prime Minister
Carlyle A. Thayer
July 26, 2011
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ProvideyourassessmentofNguyenTanDungsreelectionasprimeminister.
ANSWER:ThereelectionofNguyenTanDungasprimeministerwillbereassuringto
the international community as therewas someuncertainlyoverwhat leadership
rolehemightassumefollowingtheeleventhpartycongress.
ThePrimeMinisterNguyenTanDungisanationalistwhopromotestheroleoflarge
scale state industries to protectVietnam from global competition.Dung is also a
personaccustomedtogettinghisownway.ThePrimeMinisternowneedstoadopt
amoreconsultativeapproachtodecisionmaking.
NguyenTanDungisaleaderwhohassuccessfullyturnedtheroleofprimeminister
intoaproactiveone. In2007heunsuccessfullysought todecreasethenumberof
deputyprimeministersandaddsomenewblood. Thistimethenumbersofdeputy
prime ministers will be reduced from five to four. The Prime Minister has also
selected fourdeputyprimeministers,one less thanbefore.Thisshouldbeamore
cohesiveteamthanthefivedeputyprimeministersinthelastterm.
Two deputy primeministers are his protgswho have been reelected.Nguyen
ThienNhanwillhavetoprovehis iscapable inthisofficeafterhisexperiencewith
theeducationportfolio.HoangTrungHaihasproventhathe iscapable instepping
upaspermanentdeputyprimeminister.
Thetwonewcomersappeartobegoodchoices.VuVanNinhwillbringconsiderable
experienceastheformerministeroffinance.NguyenXuanPhuchasworkedclosely
withtheprimeminister inthepastandwillbeeffectivebecausehehastheprime
ministers
confidence.
The
new
team
of
deputy
ministers
should
be
more
unified
and
cohesivethanbefore
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Vietnams New Cabinet - 1
Carlyle A. Thayer
July 27, 2011
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CouldyouprovideabriefassessmentaboutVietnamsnewleadership>
ANSWER:PrimeMinisterNguyenTanDungisanationalistwhowillpromotetherole
oflargescalestateenterprisestoprotectVietnamfromglobalcompetition.Dungisaleaderwhohassuccessfullyturnedtheroleofprimeministerintoaproactiveone.
Hisreappointmentasprimeministermeanshewillwieldevenmorepowerthanin
thepast.
DungsCabinetrepresentscontinuityoverchangegiventhenumberof incumbents
whowerereappointedorreassignedplusthenumberofdeputyministersappointed
toheadtheirrespectiveministries.
Dungsmaindrawbackisthatheisapersonaccustomedtogettinghisownwayand
reactsstronglywhendissentingviewsareheard.
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Vietnams New Cabinet: An
Evaluation
Carlyle A. Thayer
July 27, 2011
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AstheNationalAssemblyisratifyingalineupofministersandheadsofministrylevel
agenciesthisweek,couldyouprovideanassessmentonsomeofthefreshfacesthat
standoutorsomefiguresyouareexpectingtoinjectnew lifeintothegovernmentperformancethistenure.
ANSWER:ThenewCabinetwillhavefourdeputyprimeministersone lessthanthe
previous Cabinet. Two deputy prime ministers are protgs of Prime Minister
NguyenTanDungwhohavebeenreelected.HoangTrungHaihasproventhatheis
capableinsteppingupaspermanentdeputyprimeminister.NguyenThienNhanwill
have toprovehis is capable in thisofficeafterhisexperiencewith theeducation
portfolio.
Thetwonewcomersappeartobegoodchoices.VuVanNinhwillbringconsiderable
experienceastheformerministeroffinance.NguyenXuanPhuchasworkedclosely
withtheprimeminister inthepastandwillbeeffectivebecausehehastheprime
ministersconfidence.Thenewteamofdeputyministersshouldbemoreunifiedand
cohesivethanbeforeNearlyonethirdofthenewCabinetare incumbentministers
andtheirreelectionwillbringstabilitytothegovernment.
Eightofthenewministerswillstepupfrombeingdeputyministertominister.They
willbring experience and stability to theirministries. The selectionof PhamBinh
MinhisparticularlyimportantafterPhamGiaKhiemstenureasforeignminister.
Twoofthenewministerswerereshuffledfromoneportfoliotoanother. VuDinh
Hue will bring experience as head of the State Audit Agency to the Ministry of
Finance. DinhLaThangwillbringhisadministrativeexperienceasthechairmanof
PetroVietnamGrouptotheMinistryofTransport.
Therearefournewcomerswhowillbemovingfrompartypoststostateministries:
VuDucDam,whowillheadtheGovernmentOffice,servedaspartychiefofQuang
Ninhprovince;NguyenThiHaiChuyen,willtakeovertheMinistryofLabour,Invalids
andSocialAffairsafterservingasdeputyheadofthepartyInspectionCommission.
NguyenMinhQuangwilltakechargeofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment, isthe
formerpartychiefoftheCentralAgenciesCommittee.Finally,NguyenBacSon,takes
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Vietnams New Cabinet - 3
Carlyle A. Thayer
August 3, 2011
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ThenewproposednewCabinetlisthasbeenposted:
http://baodientu.chinhphu.vn/Home/ThutuongtrinhQuochoiphechuancac
thanhvienChinhphu/20118/95850.vgp
Wewouldbeinterestedinyourassessment.ItlookslikethePrimeMinisterNguyen
Tan Dungs hand is strengthened he's got four friends/allies as deputy prime
ministers, thecentralbanker issomeonehe'sworkedwithbefore.LeHongAnh is
tipped to take over for Truong Tan Sang on the party secretariat. What is your
assessmentofthecabinetlineup?
ANSWER:ThereelectionofNguyenTanDungasprimeministerwillbereassuringto
the international community as therewas someuncertainlyoverwhat leadership
rolehemightassumefollowingtheeleventhpartycongress.
In 2007 Dung unsuccessfully sought to decrease the number of deputy prime
ministers and add somenewblood. A compromisewas reached; the numberof
deputyprimeministerswasexpanded from three to five.Threewere incumbents
and twowere protgs of the primeminister. This time the numbers of deputy
primeministerswasreducedfromfivetofour.
Dungstwoprotgshavebeenreelecteddeputyprimeministers.HoangTrungHai
has proven that he is capable and loyal and has been promoted to permanent
deputyprimeminister.NguyenThienNhanwillhavetoprovehe iscapable inthis
officeafterhislessthansuccessfulexperiencewiththeeducationportfolio..
Thetwonewcomersappeartobesolidchoices.VuVanNinhwillbringconsiderable
experienceastheformerministeroffinance.NguyenXuanPhuchasworkedclosely
with
the
prime
minister
in
the
past
and
will
be
effective
because
he
has
the
prime
ministersconfidence.Thenewteamofdeputyministersshouldbemoreunifiedand
cohesive than before Prime Ministers Nguyen Tan Dungs Cabinet represents
continuityoverchange.Sevenincumbents onethirdoftheoutgoingCabinet were
reappointedtotheirpreviousportfoliosandeightdeputyministerswereappointed
to head their respective ministries. In other words, seventyone per cent of the
Cabinetwereeitherincumbentministersorincumbentdeputyministers.
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Therearesixnewfaces intheCabinet. Twoofthenewministerswerereassigned
from senior postswith the state bureaucrace. Vuong DinhHoe the new Finance
Minister,andDinhLaThang,thenewTransportMinistervacatedtheirpostasheads
of the State Audit Agency and PetroVietnam respectively. Three new ministers
previously held senior positions in the party apparatus: Information and
Communication Minister Nguyen Bac Son was former head of the party Central
Committees
InformationandPropagandaCommission.ThenewministerofLabour,WarInvalids
andSocialWelfare,NguyenThiHaiChuyen,vacatesherpositionasdeputychairof
thepartyCentralCommitteesInspectionCommission.ThenewMinisterofNatural
Resources and Environment,NguyenMinhQuang,was head of the party Central
Agencies Committee. The sixth new minister, Vu Duc Dam, will head the
GovernmentOfficewaselevatedfromhispreviouspostaspartybossofQuangNinh
province.
PrimeMinisterNguyenTanDungisaleaderwhohassuccessfullyturnedtheroleof
primeminister intoarguably themostpowerfulposition inVietnam.Dungwillbe
evenmoreproactiveinhissecondtermandwilldominateCabinetnowthathehas
hissupportersinplaceasdeputyprimeministers.
Nguyen Tan Dung and Le Hong Anh, the former Minister of Public Security are
politicallyclose.AnhwillbeshiftedtoheadthepartySecretariat.Thiscombination
willensurethatDungwieldsmorepowerthanbefore.HispoliticalrivalTruongTan
Sanwilloccupythelargelyceremonialpostasstatepresident.
No Cabinet in Vietnam has faced difficulties of the magnitude that confronted
Vietnamin1985whenitfacedamajoreconomiccrisis.Thisledtodoimoi.Thenext
significanthurdlecamein199798duringtheAsianFinancialCrisis.Vietnamwasnot
yetfullyintegratedwiththeregionaleconomyandtheimpactwaslesssevere.The
currenteconomicproblemsfacingVietnamaremoreseverethanduringDungsfirsttermasprimeministerwheninflationalsoraged.ThistimeDungandhisCabinetnot
onlywillhave to tame inflationbut seriously tackle corruptionand the reformof
stateownedenterprises.
PrimeMinisterDungsmaindrawback isthathe isapersonaccustomedtogetting
hisownwayandreactsstronglyagainstdissentingviews.
NguyenVanBinhselevationfromdeputygovernortogovernoroftheStateBankof
Vietnamisasafeappointment.Hehasservedasunderstudyandmustnowputhis
experiencetowork.ButanewfacemaybuyVietnamsometimeasforeigninvestors
wantandseewhatthenewleadershipteamdoes.
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respective ministries. In other words, 71 per cent of the Cabinet were either
incumbentministersorincumbentdeputyministers.
Therearesixnewfaces intheCabinet. Twoofthenewministerswerereassigned
from senior postswith the state bureaucracy. Vuong DinhHoe the new Finance
Minister,andDinhLaThang,thenewTransportMinistervacatedtheirpostasheads
of the State Audit Agency and PetroVietnam respectively. Three new ministerspreviously held senior positions in the party apparatus: Information and
Communication Minister Nguyen Bac Son was former head of the party Central
CommitteesInformationandPropagandaCommission.ThenewministerofLabour,
War Invalids and SocialWelfare,Nguyen ThiHai Chuyen, vacates her position as
deputy chair of the party Central Committees Inspection Commission. The new
MinisterofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment,NguyenMinhQuang,washeadof
the party CentralAgencies Committee. The sixth newminister,VuDucDam,will
head theGovernmentOfficewaselevated fromhispreviouspostaspartybossof
QuangNinhprovince.
2.Whatdothecabinetchoicessay/reflect?
PrimeMinisterNguyenTanDungisaleaderwhohassuccessfullyturnedtheroleof
primeminister intoarguably themostpowerfulposition inVietnam.Dungwillbe
evenmoreproactiveinhissecondtermandwilldominateCabinetnowthathehas
hissupportersinplaceasdeputyprimeministers.
Nguyen Tan Dung and Le Hong Anh, the former Minister of Public Security are
politicallyclose.AnhwillbeshiftedtoheadthepartySecretariat.Thiscombination
willensurethatDungwieldsmorepowerthanbefore.HispoliticalrivalTruongTan
Sanwilloccupythelargelyceremonialpostasstatepresident.
3. This cabinet faces task of curbing Asia's highest inflation, turning around FDI,
whichhasdropped.Can youput these challenges in perspectivehowwould you
comparewhatthey'vegottodovs.previouscabinets.
No Cabinet in Vietnam has faced difficulties of the magnitude that confronted
Vietnamin1985whenitfacedamajoreconomiccrisis.Thisledtodoimoi.Thenext
significanthurdlecamein199798duringtheAsianFinancialCrisis.Vietnamwasnot
yetfullyintegratedwiththeregionaleconomyandtheimpactwaslesssevere.The
currenteconomicproblemsfacingVietnamaremoreseverethanduringDungsfirst
termasprimeministerwheninflationalsoraged.ThistimeDungandhisCabinetnot
onlywillhave to tame inflationbut seriously tackle corruptionand the reformof
stateownedenterprises.
PrimeMinisterDungsmaindrawback isthathe isapersonaccustomedtogetting
hisownwayandreactsstronglyagainstdissentingviews.
4.Anycommentsyoumighthaveonappt.ofBinhascentralbankgovernor?Seems
likehe'sgotachallengingjobofwinningbackinvestorconfidence.NguyenVanBinhselevationfromdeputygovernortogovernoroftheStateBankof
Vietnamisasafeappointment.Hehasservedasunderstudyandmustnowputhis
experiencetowork.ButanewfacemaybuyVietnamsometimeasforeigninvestors
wantandseewhatthenewleadershipteamdoes.
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Vietnams Cabinet July 2011
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung incumbent
1st
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh new
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc new
Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat incumbent
Construction Trinh Dinh Dung VM Promoted
Culture, Sport and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh incumbent
Education and Training Pham Vu Luan incumbent
Finance Vuong Dinh Hue new State Audit
Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh VM Promoted
Government Office Vu Duc Dam New Quang
Nam
Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien VM Promoted
Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang incumbent
Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son New CCIdeology &
Propaganda
Interior/Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh VM Promoted
Justice Ha Hung Cuong incumbent
Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare Nguyen Thi Hai
Chuyen
New Deputy CC
Inspection
Cmttee
National Committee for Ethnic Groups Giang Seo Phu incumbent
National Defence Phung Quang Thanh incumbent
Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang New VCP
Central AgenciesPlanning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh VM Promoted
Public Security Tran Dai Quang VM Promoted
Science and Technology Nguyen Quan VM Promoted
Transportation Dinh La Thang New Chmn
PetroVietnam
State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Binh VM Promoted
State Audit
State Inspection
State President