# 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam

The 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam (WPV) was elected at the 2nd WPV National Congress. It elected the 2nd Politburo and the 2nd Secretariat.

## Plenums

The Central Committee (CC) is not a permanent institution. Instead, it convenes plenary sessions between party congresses. When the CC is not in session, decision-making powers are delegated to its internal bodies; that is, the Politburo and the Secretariat. None of these organs are permanent bodies either; typically, they convene several times a month.
Plenary Sessions of the 2nd Central Committee :
| Plenum | Date | Length |
| 1st Plenary Session | 13 March 1951 | 1 day |
| 2nd Plenary Session | 27 September – October 1951 | Not made public. |
| 3rd Plenary Session | 22–28 April 1952 | 7 days |
| 4th Plenary Session | 25–30 January 1953 | 6 days |
| 5th Plenary Session | 14 November 1953 | 1 day |
| 6th Plenary Session | 15–18 July 1954 | 4 days |
| 7th Plenary Session | 3–12 March 1955 | 10 days |
| 8th Plenary Session | 13–20 August 1955 | 8 days |
| 9th Plenary Session | 24 April 1956 | 1 day |
| 10th Plenary Session | September – 29 October 1956 | 1 day |
| 11th Plenary Session | 3 December 1956 | 1 day |
| 12th Plenary Session | March 1957 | Not made public. |
| 13th Plenary Session | 19–21 February 1957 | Not made public. |
| 14th Plenary Session | January 1958 | Not made public. |
| 15th Plenary Session | 5 January 1959 | 1 day |
| 16th Plenary Session | April 1959 | Not made public. |
| 17th Plenary Session | October 1959 | Not made public. |

## Composition
### Members

Members of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam :
| Listing | Name | 1st CC | 3rd CC | BY | PM | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender |
| 1 | Hồ Chí Minh | Old | Reelected | 1890 | 1930 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 2 | Trường Chinh | Old | Reelected | 1907 | 1930 | Nam Định province | Kinh | Male |
| 3 | Lê Duẩn | Old | Reelected | 1907 | 1930 | Quảng Trị Province | Kinh | Male |
| 4 | Phạm Văn Đồng | Alternate | Reelected | 1906 | 1930 | Quảng Ngãi province | Kinh | Male |
| 5 | Võ Nguyễn Giáp | Old | Reelected | 1911 | 1930 | Quảng Bình province | Kinh | Male |
| 6 | Lê Đức Thọ | Old | Reelected | 1911 | 1930 | Nam Định province | Kinh | Male |
| 7 | Nguyễn Chí Thanh | Old | Reelected | 1914 | 1937 | Thừa Thiên Huế province | Kinh | Male |
| 8 | Nguyễn Lương Bằng | Old | Reelected | 1904 | 1930 | Hải Dương province | Kinh | Male |
| 9 | Hoàng Quốc Việt | Old | Reelected | 1905 | 1930 | Bắc Ninh province | Kinh | Male |
| 10 | Chu Văn Tấn | Old | Reelected | 1909 | 1936 | Lạng Sơn province | Kinh | Male |
| 11 | Tôn Đức Thắng | New | Reelected | 1888 | 1930 | Long Xuyên province | Kinh | Male |
| 12 | Lê Văn Lương | Alternate | Reelected | 1912 | 1930 | Bắc Ninh province | Kinh | Male |
| 13 | Trần Đăng Ninh | Alternate | Died | 1910 | 1936 | Hà Tây province | Kinh | Male |
| 14 | Hoàng Văn Hoan | Old | Reelected | 1905 | 1930 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 15 | Trần Quốc Hoàn | New | Reelected | 1916 | 1934 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 16 | Lê Thanh Nghị | New | Reelected | 1911 | 1930 | Hải Dương province | Kinh | Male |
| 17 | Nguyễn Duy Trinh | New | Reelected | 1910 | 1930 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 18 | Phạm Hùng | New | Reelected | 1912 | 1930 | Vĩnh Long province | Kinh | Male |
| 19 | Ung Văn Khiêm | New | Reelected | 1910 | 1930 | Long Xuyên province | Kinh | Male |
| — | Trần Hữu Dực | Promoted | Reelected | 1910 | 1930 | Quảng Trị province | Kinh | Male |
| — | Tố Hữu | Promoted | Reelected | 1920 | 1938 | Thừa Thiên Huế province | Kinh | Male |
| — | Trần Nam Trung | Promoted | Reelected | 1912 | 1931 | Quảng Ngãi province | Kinh | Male |
| — | Đỗ Mười | Promoted | Reelected | 1917 | 1939 | Hà Nội City | Kinh | Male |
| — | Bùi Quang Tạo | Promoted | Reelected | 1913 | — | Thái Bình province | Kinh | Male |
| — | Nguyễn Thị Thập | Promoted | Reelected | 1908 | 1931 | Mỹ Tho province | Kinh | Female |
| — | Xuân Thuỷ | Promoted | Reelected | 1912 | 1941 | Hà Đông City | Kinh | Male |

### Alternates

Alternates of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam :
| Listing | Name | 1st CC | 3rd CC | BY | PM | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender |
| 1 | Nguyễn Khang | New | Member | 1919 | 1936 | Thái Bình province | Kinh | Male |
| 2 | Nguyễn Văn Trân | New | Member | 1917 | 1935 | Bắc Ninh province | Kinh | Male |
| 3 | Hà Huy Giáp | New | Member | 1908 | 1930 | Hà Tĩnh province | Kinh | Male |
| 4 | Hồ Viết Thắng | New | Not | 1918 | 1939 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 5 | Văn Tiến Dũng | New | Member | 1917 | 1937 | Hà Nội City | Kinh | Male |
| 6 | Tố Hữu | New | Promoted | 1920 | 1938 | Thừa Thiên Huế province | Kinh | Male |
| 7 | Hồ Tùng Mậu | New | Died | 1896 | 1930 | Nghệ An province | Kinh | Male |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Kỉnh | New | Member | 1916 | 1938 | Sài Gòn City | Kinh | Male |
| 9 | Nguyễn Chánh | New | Died | 1914 | 1931 | Quảng Ngãi province | Kinh | Male |
| 10 | Hoàng Anh | New | Member | 1912 | 1937 | Thừa Thiên Huế province | Kinh | Male |
| 11 | Trần Hữu Dực | New | Promoted | 1910 | 1930 | Quảng Trị province | Kinh | Male |
| 12 | Bùi Quang Tạo | New | Promoted | 1913 | — | Thái Bình province | Kinh | Male |
| 13 | Xuân Thuỷ | New | Promoted | 1912 | 1941 | Hà Đông City | Kinh | Male |
| 14 | Trần Nam Trung | New | Promoted | 1912 | 1931 | Quảng Ngãi province | Kinh | Male |
| 15 | Nguyễn Thị Thập | New | Promoted | 1908 | 1931 | Mỹ Tho province | Kinh | Female |
| 16 | Đỗ Mười | New | Promoted | 1917 | 1939 | Hà Nội City | Kinh | Male |