The Communist Party of Vietnam is organized according to the Leninist principle of democratic centralism. The supreme party organ is the National Party Congress (, commonly referred to as the Party Congress – ), which has been held every five years since .
Previously, due to the wartime conditions during the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War, the first four Congresses were not held on a regular schedule. Since its founding, 14 nationwide CPV Congresses have been convened.
The National Party Congress elects the Central Committee, consisting of 180 full members and 20 alternates. The Central Committee usually meets twice a year.
Keys AbbreviationsCCCentral CommitteePolitical ReportPolitical Report to the Central Committee, a document which briefs delegates about the period since the last congress and future work.PlatformThe party platform, in which the National Party Congress sets out the party's goals, Marxist perspective and political analysis of the times.CharterCharter of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the fundamental governing document of the CPV.PMRParty members represented at the congress by delegates (the party membership at the time).FMFull member (a member with voting rights).AMAlternate member (a member without voting rights).VDVoting delegate (a delegate with voting rights).ADAlternate delegate (a delegate without voting rights).
Convocations Congress Duration(start—end) Delegates CCelected Political Report(presented by) Platform Charter(changes) 1st National Party Congress4 days1935 election27 March–30 March 1935 12 9 FM–4 AM — "Theses on the Capitalist Democratic Revolution" Amendment 600 2nd National Party Congress4 days1950–1951 election11 February–19 February 1951 158 VD–53 AD 19 FM–10 AM Trường Chinh — Amendment 766,349 3rd National Party Congress8 days1960 election5 September–10 September 1960 525 VD–51 AD 49 FM–39 AM Lê Duẩn — Amendment 500,000 4th National Party Congress9 days1975–1976 election 14 December–20 December 1976 1,008 101 FM–32 AM Lê Duẩn — Amendment 1,550,000 5th National Party Congress4 days1981–1982 election 27 March–31 March 1982 1,033 116 FM–32 AM Lê Duẩn — Amendment 1,727,000 6th National Party Congress4 days1985–1986 election 15 December–18 December 1986 1,129 124 FM–49 AM Trường Chinh — Amendment ~1,900,000 7th National Party Congress4 days1990–1991 election 24 June–27 June 1991 1,176 146 Nguyễn Văn Linh "National Construction in the Transitional Period to Socialism" Amendment 2,155,022 8th National Party Congress4 days1995–1996 election 28 June–1 July 1996 1,198 170 Đỗ Mười Amendment Amendment 2,155,022 9th National Party Congress4 days2000–2001 election 19 April– 22 April 2001 1,168 150 Lê Khả Phiêu Amendment Amendment 2,479,719 10th National Party Congress8 days2005–2006 election 18 April–25 April 2006 1,176 160 FM–21 AM Nông Đức Mạnh Amendment Amendment ~3,100,000 11th National Party Congress8 days2010–2011 election 12 January–19 January 2011 1,377 175 FM–25 AM Nông Đức Mạnh Amendment Amendment ~3,600,000 12th National Party Congress9 days2015–2016 election 20 January–28 January 2016 1,510 180 FM–20 AM Nguyễn Phú Trọng Amendment Amendment +4,500,000 13th National Party Congress8 days2020–2021 election25 January–1 February 20211,587180 FM–20 AMNguyễn Phú Trọng Two Centenaries — +5,000,000 14th National Party Congress4 days2025–2026 election19 January–23 January 20261,588180 FM–20 AMTô Lâm Two Centenaries Amendment TBD
References
External links National Party Congress website