# Head of the Commission for Information and Education

The Head of the Commission for Information and Education of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam is responsible for leading the propaganda apparat of the Communist Party. Since 2007, every commission head has been a member of the Politburo.

## Officeholders
### Central Cultural Committee (1949–1950)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | National Congress |
| 1 | Trần Huy Liệu (1901–1969) | 1949 | 1950 | 1st National Congress (1935–1951) |

### Central Propaganda Department (1950–1951)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | National Congress |
| 1 | Tố Hữu (1920–2002) | 1950 | 1951 | 1st National Congress (1935–1951) |

### Education Commission (1950–1951)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | National Congress |
| 1 | Hà Huy Giáp (1908–1995) | 1950 | 1951 | 1st National Congress (1935–1951) |

### Central Propaganda Commission (1951–1989)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | National Congress |
| 1 | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 1951 | 1956 | 2 | 2nd National Congress (1951–1960) |
| 2 | Tố Hữu (1920–2002) | 1956 | 1959 | — | 2nd National Congress (1951–1960) |
| 1 | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 1959 | 1960 | 2 | 2nd National Congress (1951–1960) |
| 2 | Tố Hữu (1920–2002) | 1960 | 1980 | — | 3rd National Congress (1960–1976) 4th National Congress (1976–1982) |
| 3 | Hoàng Tùng (1920–2010) | 1980 | 1982 | — | 4th National Congress (1976–1982) |
| 4 | Đào Duy Tùng (1924–1998) | 1982 | 1987 | — | 5th National Congress (1982–1986) |
| 4 | Đào Duy Tùng (1924–1998) | 1982 | 1987 | — | 6th National Congress (1986–1991) |
| 5 | Trần Trọng Tân (1926–2014) | 1987 | 1989 | — | 6th National Congress (1986–1991) |

### Culture and Education Commission (1958–1959)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | National Congress |
| 1 | Hà Huy Giáp (1908–1995) | 1958 | 1959 | 14 | 3rd National Congress (1951–1960) |

### Central Commission for Science and Education (1968–2007)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | National Congress |
| 1 | Tố Hữu (1920–2002) | 1960 | 1980 | 15 | 3rd National Congress (1960–1976) 4th National Congress (1976–1982) |
| 2 | Bùi Thanh Khiết (1924–1984) | 1980 | 7 January 1984 | — | 4th National Congress (1976–1982) |
| 2 | Bùi Thanh Khiết (1924–1984) | 1980 | 7 January 1984 | — | 5th National Congress (1982–1986) |
| 3 | Lê Quang Đạo (1921–1999) | 1984 | 1987 | — | 5th National Congress (1982–1986) |
| 3 | Lê Quang Đạo (1921–1999) | 1984 | 1987 | — | 6th National Congress (1986–1991) |
| 4 | Đặng Quốc Bảo (born 1927) | 1987 | 1991 | — | 6th National Congress (1986–1991) |
| 5 | Nguyễn Đình Tứ (1932–1996) | 1991 | 28 June 1996 | — | 7th National Congress (1991–1996) |
| 6 | Đặng Hữu (born 1930) | 1996 | 2001 | — | 8th National Congress (1996–2001) |
| 7 | Đỗ Nguyên Phương (1937–2008) | 2002 | 2007 | — | 9th National Congress (2001–2006) 10th National Congress (2006–2011) |

### Central Commission on Culture (1980–1989)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | National Congress |
| 1 | Trần Độ (1923–2002) | 1980 | 1982 | 4th National Congress (1976–1982) |
| 2 | Hà Xuân Trường (1924–2006) | 1982 | 1986 | 5th National Congress (1962–1986) |
| 1 | Trần Độ (1923–2002) | 1986 | 1989 | 6th National Congress (1986–1991) |

### Central Ideology and Culture Department (1989–2007)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | National Congress |
| 1 | Trần Trọng Tân (1926–2014) | 1989 | 1991 | — | 4th National Congress (1986–1991) |
| 2 | Hà Đăng (born ?) | 1991 | 1996 | — | 7th National Congress (1991–1996) |
| 3 | Hữu Thọ (1932–2015) | 1996 | 2001 | — | 8th National Congress (1996–2001) |
| 4 | Nguyễn Khoa Điềm (born 1943) | 2001 | 2006 | 15 | 9th National Congress (2001–2006) |
| 5 | Tô Huy Rứa (born 1947) | 2006 | 2007 | 10 | 10th National Congress (2006–2011) |

### Central Propaganda Department (2007–present)

| No. | Name (birth–death) | Took office | Left office | Rank | National Congress |
| 1 | Tô Huy Rứa (born 1947) | 2007 | 2011 | 15 | 10th National Congress (2006–2011) |
| 2 | Đinh Thế Huynh (born 1953) | 2011 | 2016 | 13 | 11th National Congress (2011–2016) |
| 3 | Võ Văn Thưởng (born 1970) | 2016 | 2021 | 17 | 12th National Congress (2016–2021) |
| 4 | Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa (born 1962) | 2021 | — | 17 | 13th National Congress (2021–2026) |