List of members of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2016-2021 term.

On behalf of the Secretariat, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong signed Decision No. 35-QD/TW on the composition of the Central Theoretical Council for the 2016-2021 term.

Ceremony announcing the Decision to establish the Central Theoretical Council for the 2016-2021 term. (Photo: KT)

According to the Decision, the Central Theoretical Council for the 2016-2021 term consists of:

1. Chairman of the Council: Comrade Dr. Dinh The Huynh, Member of the Political Bureau, Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee.

2. Vice-Chairperson of the Council:

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Phung Huu Phu, former Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Standing Vice Chairman of the Council.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Ta Ngoc Tan, former Member of the Central Committee of the Party, former Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy, and Vice Chairman in charge of the Council.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Vu Van Hien, former Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Vice Chairman in charge of the Council.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Van Thao, former Assistant to President Truong Tan Sang, Vice Chairman in charge of the Council.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Nguyen Xuan Thang, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vice Chairman of the Council.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Pham Van Linh, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Vice Chairman of the Council.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Nguyen Quang Thuan, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vice President of the Council.

3. Secretary General and Standing Member of the Council: Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Viet Thong.

4. Council Members:

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Nguyen Thi Doan, former Member of the Central Committee of the Party, former Vice President of Vietnam.

- Comrade Senior General, Associate Professor, Doctor Bui Van Nam, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

- Comrade Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.

- Comrade Associate Professor, Doctor Doan Minh Huan, Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Le Huu Nghia, former Member of the Central Committee of the Party, former Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.

- Comrade Dr. Vu Ngoc Hoang, former member of the Central Committee of the Party, former Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Propaganda Department.

- Comrade Nguyen The Trung, former member of the Central Committee of the Party, former Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee's Mass Mobilization Department.

- Comrade Le Quang Vinh, Master of Science, Deputy Chief of the Central Party Office.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Le Bo Linh, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office.

- Comrade Dr. Pham Cong Tac, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

- Comrade Dr. Dang Dinh Quy, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Tran Quoc Toan, former Deputy Head of the Government Office.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Viet Thao, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Pham Van Duc, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

- Comrade Major General, Professor, Doctor Truong Giang Long, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Politics of the People's Public Security, Director of the Academy of Politics of the People's Public Security.

- Comrade Major General, Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Ba Duong, Director of the Institute of Military Social Sciences and Humanities, Ministry of National Defence.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Dinh Xuan Thao, former Director of the Institute of Legislative Research, Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Truong Ngoc Nam, Director of the Academy of Journalism and Communication, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Tran Van Phong, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

- Comrade Dr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Director of the Regional Political Academy IV, Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Bui Van Huyen, Director of the Institute of Economics, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

- Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan, Director of the Institute of Religious Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Manh Hung, Director of the Institute for African and Middle Eastern Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

- Dr. Nguyen Duy Thuy, Director of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Central Highlands, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

- Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cung, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management Research, Ministry of Planning and Investment.

- Professor, Doctor Tran Cong Phong, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, Ministry of Education and Training.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen The Chinh, Director of the Institute of Strategy, Policy and Resources - Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

- Comrade Dr. Dang Kim Son, former Director of the Institute of Agricultural and Rural Development Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Pham Quang Minh, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Hong Son, Rector of the School of Economics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

- Comrade Professor, Doctor Tran Tho Dat, Rector of the National Economics University, Hanoi.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Vo Van Sen, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Manh Toan, Rector of the School of Economics, University of Da Nang.

- Associate Professor, Doctor Phan Xuan Bien, Vice President of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, Vice President of the Council for Literary and Artistic Theory and Criticism of Ho Chi Minh City.

- Comrade Dr. Nguyen Van Phong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi City Party Committee, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Hanoi City Party Committee.

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam