Study and follow Uncle Ho on selecting cadres in the new period
To effectively implement the spirit of Directive No. 35-CT/TW of the Politburo and the direction of General Secretary To Lam, Party committees at all levels and each cadre and party member must further understand and deeply imbue Uncle Ho's teachings, study and follow Uncle Ho's example in selecting cadres in the new period.
Nguyen The Trung• February 20, 2025 8:00
On June 14, 2024, the Politburo issued Directive No. 35-CT/TW on Party congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Congress of the Party. The Directive sets out very strict requirements and contents, including personnel work and Party Committee elections. In his speech at the beginning of the New Year, 2025, General Secretary To Lam clearly directed: "Regarding personnel work, this is an important task, the "key" of "keys", of decisive significance to the successful implementation of the Party's policies and guidelines to bring the country into a new era"(1).
To effectively implement the spirit of Directive No. 35-CT/TW of the Politburo and the direction of General Secretary To Lam, Party committees at all levels and each cadre and party member must further understand and deeply imbue Uncle Ho's teachings, study and follow Uncle Ho's example in selecting cadres in the new period.
During his leadership of the Vietnamese revolution, President Ho Chi Minh paid special attention to cadre work, to the selection of virtuous and talented people, and to the use and management of cadres. He said: "Cadres are the root of all work."(2); "The success or failure of a job depends on good or bad staff"(3). In selecting cadres, he paid attention to both virtue and talent. He said: “Just like a river must have a source to have water, without a source the river will dry up. A tree must have roots, without roots the tree will wither. A revolutionary must have morality, without morality no matter how talented he is, he cannot lead the people.”(4). Therefore, right after the success of the August Revolution, Uncle Ho paid great attention to the use of talents, the use and management of cadres. According to Uncle Ho: “We must remember that: Everyone has good and bad points. We must use people's good points and help them fix their bad points. Using people is like using wood. A skilled craftsman can use wood, big or small, straight or curved, depending on the situation.”(5). Uncle also advised: "Great talents are used for big jobs, small talents are assigned to small jobs, whoever has the ability for a job, we put them right away in that job"(6). Uncle Ho was very concerned about reminding cadres responsible for deciding on cadre work: "If we have the right to use people, we must use talented people who can do the job. Don't drag them into this or that position just because of relatives and friends. Don't, out of fear of losing your position, suppress those who are more talented than you."(7)“When promoting a cadre, it is necessary to clearly examine whether that person is close to the masses, whether they trust and admire him. It is also necessary to see what he is suitable for. If a talented person is not used properly, he will not be able to do the job.”(8). In appointing cadres, Uncle Ho required that cadres be chosen who knew how to set an example before the people. He said, "A living example is worth more than a hundred propaganda speeches."(9). He criticized those who: “Self-interested, forming cliques, pulling relatives and friends, without any talent, but still drag them into this or that position. Those who are talented and virtuous but do not please him, are pushed out. Forgetting that the work is public work, not the private business of anyone's family.”(10).
Thanks to those correct and clear-sighted viewpoints, when the country had just gained independence and faced countless difficulties, both internal and external enemies, Uncle Ho and our Party were very successful in uniting and gathering all classes of people through cadre work. Uncle Ho invited a number of intellectuals, officials of the feudal regime who were patriotic, knowledgeable and experienced to help the Government. Among them were Mr. Bui Bang Doan - former Minister of Justice to become Head of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Mr. Huynh Thuc Khang - former President of the Central Vietnam House of Representatives to become Minister of the Interior and later Vice President, Mr. Phan Ke Toai - former Imperial Commissioner to become Minister of the Interior. By that way of behaving, President Ho Chi Minh gathered the quintessence of the nation to join the resistance war to save the country and build the nation. Many intellectuals living abroad have high incomes and better working conditions but have voluntarily returned to help the country, such as engineer Tran Dai Nghia, mathematics professor Le Van Thiem, agronomist Luong Dinh Cua, medical doctor Dang Van Ngu, doctor Tran Huu Tuoc, Nguyen Khac Vien, etc. At the same time, many outstanding intellectuals such as professor Ta Quang Buu, professor Ton That Tung, Ho Dac Di, lawyer Phan Anh, professor Hoang Minh Giam, Nguyen Van Huyen, Nguy Nhu Kon Tum, doctor Vu Dinh Tung, etc. are all highly regarded to promote their talents to serve the country. In particular, Uncle Ho is a person with foresight, broad vision, evaluation, consideration, and selection of cadres very accurately and effectively. He assigned comrade Vo Nguyen Giap to be in charge of the army when he had never attended any military school. At that time, he was a history teacher at Thang Long private school and then promoted him straight to General. Many cadres selected and assigned by Uncle Ho such as comrade Truong Chinh, Le Duan, Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Chi Thanh, etc. all became outstanding leaders of the country.
Recently, our Party and State have issued important documents on personnel work such as Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW dated May 19, 2018 of the Central Executive Committee "On focusing on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially strategic-level cadres with sufficient qualities, capacity and prestige equal to the task"; Politburo issued Regulation No. 50-QD/TW dated December 27, 2021 "On cadre planning"; Regulation No. 80-QD/TW dated August 18, 2022 "On decentralization of cadre management and appointment and introduction of candidates"; Conclusion No. 118-KL/TW dated January 18, 2025 "On adjusting and supplementing a number of contents of Directive No. 35-CT/TW dated June 14, 2024 on Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Congress of the Party",...
According to the spirit of Directive No. 35-CT/TW and Conclusion No. 118-KL/TW of the Politburo, party congresses from the grassroots level to the congresses of party delegates directly under the Central Committee for the 2025-2030 term will all take place in 2025, leading up to the 14th Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term.
The year 2025 marks many important events for the country: The 95th anniversary of the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam and steering the nation's revolutionary boat (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2025), the 50th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1945 - 2025) and 2025 is also the 39th year of the renovation, integration and development of the country initiated and led by our Party since the spring of 1986,...
Thoroughly grasping the profound and dedicated instructions of President Ho Chi Minh on selecting cadres to study and follow Uncle Ho in building, electing excellent party members who are truly virtuous and talented to participate in the new term's Party Committee. On that basis, leading the Party Committees to best complete the assigned political tasks, achieving and exceeding the goals and targets set by the Congress Resolution for the 2025-2030 term. In particular, selecting with the highest quality the 14th Party Central Committee to continue to lead our country firmly into a new era of development, achieving many new great achievements for the goal: a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness, civilization in the direction of socialism.
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(1) Nhan Dan Newspaper, Spring issue of At Ty year, 2025, p.4.
(2) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, National Political Publishing House, vol. 5, p. 309.
(3) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 313.
(4) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 292.
(5) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 88.
(6) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 4, p. 43.
(7) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 123.
(8) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 314.
(9) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 284.
(10) Ho Chi Minh: Complete Works, op. cit., vol. 4, p. 65.
