'Is it right to promote a position regardless of whether it is the son of a mandarin or a commoner?'

It's not about fast or slow, whether you're a high-ranking official or a commoner, the issue here is whether you've appointed someone correctly and accurately.

VOV.VN interviewed Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc, former Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children.

PV:In recent times, many violations in personnel work have been announced, handled and proposed for handling by the Central Inspection Committee. Sir, do you think that there are still many issues in personnel work in recent times that need to be re-examined?

Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc:In any era, the issue of people and cadres is very important. Right from the early days of the revolution, Uncle Ho was also very concerned about this issue. In the Party Congresses, this work was also set as one of the important tasks. The 4th Central Conference of the 12th term also determined that "cadre work is the key of all keys".

Following the conclusions of the Central Inspection Committee in the recent past, we Party members are very happy that the Party and State have seen and identified the “disease” and resolutely treated it. But it is also sad that violations in personnel work occur too often, at every level, in every sector, and in every locality.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc, former Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children.

It can be said that in personnel work, we have done a lot but the effectiveness is not much. Procedures are followed everywhere, but why do so many mistakes happen? So what is the loophole in personnel work? If we cannot find and handle it, all other problems will be just theoretical, because personnel work is the key of all keys, and in the current context, it is even more important.

PV:Through many cases of violations by officials discovered in recent times, many of the violators are children, relatives, or were appointed "quickly"... What do you think about this?

Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc:In my opinion, there should be no distinction between children or not children, fast or not fast. Fast is fine, fast is fine, slow is fine, but in the end what should be the result?

In the past, we made the mistake of distinguishing between the children of landlords and the children of rich farmers, and in reality, many talented people were not appreciated. So if we now also distinguish between the children of officials, we will repeat the same mistakes as before.

We should not distinguish between backgrounds but should pay attention to the process of striving. We should not pay attention to how fast or slow we rise. Those who are truly talented and virtuous should be appointed early to encourage and take advantage of their talents. If we always follow the process, 3 years from team leader, deputy manager... and then gradually move up by level, then at least when we appoint senior officials, they will be in their 50s and 60s. Meanwhile, other countries do not base it on age, many countries have people who are 40 years old who become President.

In my opinion, it is not about fast or slow promotion, whether it is the son of a high-ranking official or a commoner, but the issue here is whether you appointed correctly and accurately. So here, when assigning responsibility, it must be on those who committed violations and those who recommended and appointed.

Since feudal times, the nominator and the nominee must have “shared responsibility”, if there is merit, the reward is shared, and if there is crime, the responsibility must be shared. So in the wrongdoings of Da Nang Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh, could he have risen to that position on his own, without someone recommending and nominating him?

PV: As you just said, what process is needed to appoint truly talented and virtuous people so as not to cause public outrage that "children of high-ranking officials" are given priority over "common people"?

Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc:Public opinion is not without reason. It is fast because when he could jump 1m, he was assigned to jump 1.5m. That is fast, it is wrong. And when he could jump 1.5m, but was assigned to jump 1.3m just because he was not old enough, that does not develop talented people. At that time, there must be a mechanism to quickly develop cadres, the faster the better.

Living under the socialist regime, everyone is the same, enjoys the same educational program, has the same training environment, and those who meet the standards must be promoted. But I emphasize that promotion is based on standards.

We cannot be equal, we have been egalitarian for so long, and we have been starving because of egalitarianism. We cannot restrain people with special talents, but must create conditions for them to develop their abilities.

But special talents and special promotions require special review processes. For example, promotions that follow the correct process must have several levels, but special promotions that require additional levels must be clearly defined, for example, adding 2-3 levels of review.

Now in the 21st century, we must use talent in such ways. Only then will we have young cadres. If we follow the process, we will have to wait until we are 55 years old to get promoted and after 5 years, our term will be over. The fact that we work for one term sometimes creates a term mentality.

Therefore, personnel work needs a lot of innovation, drastic innovation, real innovation, not because of old thinking, crowd psychology, community. There are also realities that make people have this mentality, like not having a day of management but already promoted to deputy department head, then how to manage. What is the basis for the criteria of talented people? It must be based on reality, not on qualifications.

PV:As you just said, for those with special talents, there are special mechanisms and processes to encourage them. So, for those who violate, regardless of their level, they must be dealt with strictly, considered a normal part of personnel work to avoid the ingrained mentality of "once you're promoted, it's hard to get down" like today?

Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc:In the work of appointing officials, it is necessary to follow the process, and real process, right criteria means real criteria. Especially now that the Politburo has issued regulations on criteria for officials, it is necessary to base on those criteria to appoint and promote officials, not on background.

And of course, once promoted, the promoted person must continue to strive and practice. But at some point, if he does not strive or does not meet the standards, he must be demoted. Once promoted, he cannot be demoted.

Even "sons of this and that boss" who commit violations such as fake degrees, violations in appointing officials, promising one thing but doing another... must be criticized and dealt with.

I am very interested in the opinion of the National Assembly's Law Committee, that there should be a comprehensive review. This year is the year of the grassroots congress, a comprehensive review on a national and Party scale, and there should be a written reminder from the Central Committee, if any Party cell or Party Committee makes mistakes, not only the responsible cadre should be disciplined, but there should be appropriate disciplinary measures for the Party Committee at that place. Those measures must be closely linked together to be strict.

PV: Thank you sir./.

According to VOV