The Government of Lê Minh Hưng, officially the Government of the 16th National Assembly (), is the 44th cabinet of Vietnam, inaugurated following its confirmation by the 16th National Assembly of Vietnam.
Leading the government is incumbent Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng. Both he and the other members of the government were confirmed by the National Assembly during the 1st session of the 16th National Assembly.
Background After the 14th National Congress held in January 2026, the new Central Committee of 200 members established strategic orientations on personnel. At this Congress, thirteen Politburo members and Central Committee members working in the Government of the 15th National Assembly did not seek re-election: Phạm Minh Chính (Prime Minister); Trần Hồng Hà, Lê Thành Long, Bùi Thanh Sơn, Hồ Đức Phớc, Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Mai Văn Chính (Deputy Prime Ministers); Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng (Minister of Information and Communications), Đào Ngọc Dung (Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions), Nguyễn Văn Hùng (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism), Trần Văn Sơn (Chief of the Government Office) and Đoàn Hồng Phong (Inspector-General of the Government).
On 15 March 2026, legislative elections were held nationwide with a voter turnout rate exceeding 99%. The results elected 500 National Assembly representatives, creating the highest legal basis for consolidating the state apparatus.
It is expected that the personnel for ministerial and sectoral leadership positions in this term will show a clear trend towards younger generations, with the emergence of many officials from the late 1970s and early 1980s. This group is highly regarded for their professional qualifications (most hold Doctorate or Master's degree) and modern management thinking, in line with the global trend of digital transformation.
Cabinet members The current formation was confirmed by the 16th National Assembly of Vietnam's first session on 8 April 2026, with some members retained their seats from the previous term.
Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers The Government is headed by a prime minister () and 6 deputy prime ministers (), including 1 permanent deputy prime minister (), who ranks second in the cabinet after the prime minister and above all the other deputy prime ministers and ministers. Each deputy prime minister is responsible for one particular field of the administration. +Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers of the 16th Government#OfficeOfficeholderTook officeLeft officePortraitName1Prime MinisterLê Minh Hưng7 April 2026Incumbent2Permanent Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Internal Affairs, Industry and Trade, Transportation, and Construction, alongside the Southeastern regionPhạm Gia Túc8 April 2026Incumbent3Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Defense - Security and Foreign Affairs, alongside the regions of South Central Coast and Central HighlandsArmy GeneralPhan Văn Giang8 April 2026Incumbent4Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Interior, Health, and Culture, Sports, and Tourism, alongside the Northeastern and Northwestern regionsPhạm Thị Thanh Trà25 October 2025Incumbent5Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Science and Technology, Agriculture and Environment, and Ethnic and Religious Affairs, alongside Mekong River Delta regionHồ Quốc Dũng25 October 2025Incumbent6Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Comprehensive Economics, alongside Red River Delta regionNguyễn Văn Thắng8 April 2026Incumbent7Deputy Prime MinisterIn charge of Justice, Education, and Inspection, alongside the North Central regionLê Tiến Châu8 April 2026Incumbent
Ministers and ministerial-level offices There are 14 ministries; each is headed by a minister (), and 3 ministry-level agencies; each is headed by a ministerial-level leader (), including:
Government Office, headed by a chief () Government Inspectorate, headed by an inspector-general () State Bank of Vietnam, headed by a governor ()
+Ministerial-level members of the 16th Government#OfficeOfficeholderTook officeLeft officePortraitName1Minister of National DefenceGeneralPhan Văn Giang8 April 2021Incumbent2Minister of Public SecurityGeneralLương Tam Quang6 June 2024Incumbent3Minister of Foreign AffairsLê Hoài Trung25 October 2025Incumbent4Minister of Home AffairsĐỗ Thanh Bình25 October 202521 July 2026Nguyễn Tiến Hải21 July 20263 August 20263 August 2026Incumbent5Minister of JusticeHoàng Thanh Tùng8 April 2026Incumbent6Minister of FinanceNgô Văn Tuấn8 April 2026Incumbent7Minister of Industry and TradeLê Mạnh Hùng8 April 2026Incumbent8Minister of Agriculture and EnvironmentTrịnh Việt Hùng8 April 2026Incumbent9Minister of ConstructionTrần Hồng Minh18 February 2025Incumbent10Minister of Science and TechnologyVũ Hải Quân8 April 2026Incumbent11Minister of Education and TrainingHoàng Minh Sơn8 April 2026Incumbent12Minister of Culture, Sports and TourismLâm Thị Phương Thanh8 April 2026Incumbent13Minister of HealthĐào Hồng Lan21 October 2022Incumbent14Minister of Ethnic and Religious AffairsNguyễn Đình Khang8 April 2026Incumbent15Governor of the State BankPhạm Đức Ấn8 April 2026Incumbent16Inspector-General of the Government InspectorateNguyễn Quốc Đoàn8 April 2026Incumbent17Chief of the Government OfficeĐặng Xuân Phong8 April 2026Incumbent
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