Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Secretariat
Leadership
Status	Highest implementation body of the party
General Secretary	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Executive Secretary	Lê Hồng Anh
Elected by	Central Committee
Responsible to	Central Committee
Seats	10 (see 10th Secretariat)

The Secretariat of the Central Committee Communist Party of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Ban Bí thư Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam), replaced by the Politburo Standing Committee of the Central Committee in the period 1996 to 2001, is the highest implementation body of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) between Central Committee meetings. According to Party rules, the Secretariat implements the decisions of the Politburo and the Central Committee.

The members of the Politburo are elected (and given a ranking) by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a National Party Congress. The current Secretariat, the 10th, was elected by the Central Committee in the aftermath of the 11th National Congress and consists of 10 members. The first-ranked member is Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the General Secretary of the Central Committee.

Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Leading subunits Politburo Secretariat (General Secretary Executive Secretary) Central Military Commission (Secretary) Other subunits Central Commission for External Relations Communist Review Central Office Nhân Dân National Political Publishing House – The Truth Central Propaganda Committee Central Organizing Committee Central Public Relations Committee Central Theoretical Council Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (Central Party School) Sittings 1st (1935–51) 2nd (1951–60) 3rd (1960–76) 4th (1976–82) 5th (1982–86) 6th (1986–91) 7th (1991–96) 8th (1996–2001) 9th (2001–06) 10th (2006–11) 11th (2011–15)