Guidance on developing personnel plans for newly established commune-level Party committees according to the Conclusion of the Politburo

The Politburo has just issuedConclusion No. 150-KL/TW, dated April 14, 2025, guiding the development of personnel plans for provincial Party committees subject to consolidation, merger, and newly established communes.

According to Conclusion No. 150-KL/TW, the standards for Party Committee members, Party Committee inspection committees, leadership and management positions of agencies and units in the political system are basically implemented according to Regulation No. 89-QD/TW, dated August 4, 2017 on the framework of title standards, orientation of the framework of criteria for evaluating leaders and managers at all levels; the standards for Party Committee members stated in the new Directive of the Politburo on Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term towards the 14th National Party Congress and related regulations of competent authorities on cadre management.

In which, the Politburo requested: It is necessary to specify more clearly the political standards; professional qualifications, leadership capacity; specific results and products... of cadres under the management of the Standing Committees of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees (including commune-level cadres) and the political tasks of localities and units as a basis for consideration and arrangement according to authority.

Regarding the personnel plan for the Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Party Committee, and Inspection Committee of the Party Committee at the commune level after the new establishment and the assignment of Party Committee members and Standing Committee members of the Party Committee at the commune level (after being appointed) to take on leadership positions of units at the commune level, the Politburo concluded:

The Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees shall base on the standards, conditions, structures, and numbers stated in the new Directive of the Politburo and relevant regulations; at the same time, study the contents and requirements for developing personnel plans for provincial Party Committees as mentioned above to specify and direct the development and approval of personnel plans for executive committees, standing committees, and inspection committees of commune-level Party Committees and the assignment of Party Committee members and members of the standing committees of commune-level Party Committees to take on leadership positions of affiliated agencies and units for the 2025-2030 term; ensure unity and synchronization in organization and implementation and not contrary to this Conclusion.

The Politburo noted: Before ending the operation of district-level administrative units and establishing new commune-level administrative units, the Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees need to proactively review the source of district- and commune-level cadres to have a plan to consider, mobilize, assign, and arrange comrades at the Party Committee level, members of the Party Committee Standing Committee, secretaries, deputy secretaries; leaders of departments, offices, and equivalents at the district level, commune-level leaders; and assign, designate, arrange, and introduce personnel to hold leadership positions at the new commune level as soon as they are established; ensuring timeliness, without interruption, improving the effectiveness of the political system at the commune level, and serving the needs of people and businesses well.

Nghe An currently has 412 commune-level administrative units. At the working session on the afternoon of April 14, the Provincial Steering Committee on the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model was finalized.The rate of commune-level administrative units in Nghe An province decreased by nearly 68.5%.After the reorganization, the province has about 130 communes left.