New regulations on the work of mass organization leaders at the provincial level assigned by the Party and State

Members of the Vinh City Elderly Association (Nghe An) perform health exercises. Photo: Thanh Chung

Accordingly, there are some new specific contents applicable to the following subjects:

1.Chairman and Vice Chairman of associations with Party delegations at the provincial level:Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations, Provincial Union of Literature and Arts Associations.

2.Chairman and Vice Chairman of non-party associations at the provincial level, including: Provincial Cooperative Union; Provincial Red Cross Society; Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations; Provincial Association of the Elderly; Provincial Lawyers Association; Provincial Journalists Association; Provincial Association of the Blind; Provincial Association for the Promotion of Education; Provincial Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin; Provincial Association for the Protection of the Disabled and Orphans; Provincial Association of Revolutionary Soldiers Imprisoned by the Enemy; Provincial Association of Former Youth Volunteers; Provincial Association of Oriental Medicine; Provincial Association of Architects; Nghe An Bar Association.

About standards and conditionsAssociation leaders:(President, Vice President) must meet the standards and conditions according to regulations; have good political qualities and ethics; have leadership and management capacity, and have experience in mass work. For association leaders who are still of working age, the general regulations on cadres, civil servants, and public employees in the political system must be followed. For association leaders who are past working age, they must be healthy enough to work; have a high sense of responsibility, capacity, and high prestige among cadres and members. Leaders of specialized associations must have appropriate expertise.

About age to join the association leadership:For personnel who are past working age, the age for first introduction or re-election as association leaders must not exceed 65 years old. For association presidents, in special cases, the age must not exceed 70 years old, as considered and decided by competent authorities. For association leaders of working age, when they reach retirement age, the regulations shall apply. In special cases, the competent authority in charge of personnel management shall consider and decide.

About the termhold the position of association leader:The President of the Association shall hold the position for no more than 2 consecutive terms. In case he has held the position for 2 consecutive terms but has not reached the retirement age as prescribed, the competent authority shall consider and decide whether to continue holding the position of President or to arrange other work.

About authority:Personnel introduced as candidates for association leadership must be approved by the competent authority in charge of cadre management according to the cadre management hierarchy, specifically: The Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee authorizes the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee to consider and introduce personnel to run for the positions of: Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations, Provincial Union of Literature and Arts Associations. The Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee considers and introduces personnel to run for the remaining positions mentioned above. In case the personnel are under the management of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee shall report and ask for the opinion of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee before introducing the candidates.

The Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, based on the requirements, tasks and practical situation, the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and relevant agencies shall appoint representatives of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of departments, branches and sectors to participate in the nomination for election to the positions of chairman, vice chairman or member of the Standing Committee of the Association; appoint representatives to attend the Party Delegation meeting (where there is no representative of the leader participating in the Party Delegation), to attend the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Association (where there is no Party Delegation).

The Party Committee of the Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations and the Party Committee of the Provincial Union of Literature and Arts consider and introduce candidates for the positions of presidents of associations that are members of the Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations and the Provincial Union of Literature and Arts.

The new regulation takes effect from the date of signing. The previous contents of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on the work of cadres leading mass organizations assigned by the Party and State that are inconsistent with this Regulation are annulled.