# 15th National Assembly of Vietnam

The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XV, lit. 'National Assembly of Vietnam XV'; less formally the 15th National Assembly - Vietnamese: Quốc hội khóa XV, lit. 'National Assembly XV') is a parliamentary cycle that commenced in July 2021 following the legislative elections on 23 May 2021. The National Assembly has 499 members, formally confirmed at the 8th meeting of the National Election Council on 12 July 2021.
The 15th National Assembly first convened on 20 July 2021 to re-elect Vương Đình Huệ as its Chairman, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as President of Vietnam and Phạm Minh Chính as Prime Minister of Vietnam.

## Election

Legislative elections were held on 23 May 2021 to elect members of the National Assembly and deputies of provincial, district and communical councils. About 69,243,604 people went to vote in 63 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. There were 868 candidates contested in 184 multi-member constituencies nationwide, with a maximum of 500 candidates elected.
On 10 June 2021, the National Election Council refused to affirm the membership of Trần Văn Nam, CPV Secretary of Bình Dương Province following investigations in his corruption. His seat in Bình Dương Province was removed.
At the end 499 candidates were announced elected. The Communist party won 485 seats with the rest going to independent candidates.

## Leadership

* Chairman: Vương Đình Huệ
* First Deputy Chairman: Trần Thanh Mẫn
* Deputy Chairmen: Nguyễn Khắc Định, Nguyễn Đức Hải, Trần Quang Phương
* Secretary: Bùi Văn Cường

## Composition

| Party | Party | Seats | % |
| | Communist Party of Vietnam | 485 | 97.19 |
| | Independents | 14 | 2.81 |

## Sessions

Although scheduled to take place between 20 July and 5 August 2021, the first meeting session was shortened due to severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.
During the nine days of meetings, the lawmakers elected leaders of the National Assembly, State and Government leaders, the Chief Justice and Prosecutor General and heads of National Assembly committees.
It also ratified 29 resolutions, including 17 resolutions on organisation and personnel, 11 thematic resolutions, and one general resolution on the first session.
The first session wrapped up on 28 July with calls to the state and governments of all levels for COVID-19 prevention.

### Results
#### Election of National Assembly leaders

Election of Deputy Chairmen of National Assembly :
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Vương Đình Huệ | 475 | 0 | 0 | Trần Thanh Mẫn | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Vương Đình Huệ | 475 | 0 | 0 | Nguyễn Khắc Định [vi] | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Vương Đình Huệ | 475 | 0 | 0 | Nguyễn Đức Hải [vi] | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Vương Đình Huệ | 475 | 0 | 0 | Trần Quang Phương [vi] | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Members of NA Standing Committee ||||||||
| Candidate | | | | Candidate | | | |
| Nguyễn Thúy Anh | | | | Lê Tấn Tới | | | |
| Nguyễn Đắc Vinh | | | | Nguyễn Phú Cường | | | |
| Lê Quang Huy | | | | Y Thanh Hà Niê Kđăm | | | |
| Vũ Hải Hà | | | | Bùi Văn Cường | | | |
| Lê Thị Nga | | | | Nguyễn Thị Thanh | | | |
| Vũ Hồng Thanh | | | | Dương Thanh Bình | | | |
| Vũ Hồng Thanh | | | | Hoàng Thanh Tùng | | | |
| Election of Chairmen of NA councils and committees, Secretary-General and State Auditor-General ||||||||
| Election of Head of the Department of National Defence and Security | Election of Head of the Department of National Defence and Security | Election of Head of the Department of National Defence and Security | Election of Head of the Department of National Defence and Security | Election of Head of the Council of Ethnic Groups | Election of Head of the Council of Ethnic Groups | Election of Head of the Council of Ethnic Groups | Election of Head of the Council of Ethnic Groups |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Lê Tấn Tới [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Y Thanh Hà Niê Kđăm [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Legal Committee | Election of Head of Legal Committee | Election of Head of Legal Committee | Election of Head of Legal Committee | Election of Head of Committee of Social Affairs | Election of Head of Committee of Social Affairs | Election of Head of Committee of Social Affairs | Election of Head of Committee of Social Affairs |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Hoàng Thanh Tùng [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Nguyễn Thúy Anh [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Cultural and Education Committee | Election of Head of Cultural and Education Committee | Election of Head of Cultural and Education Committee | Election of Head of Cultural and Education Committee | Election of Head of Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Affairs | Election of Head of Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Affairs | Election of Head of Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Affairs | Election of Head of Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Affairs |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Nguyễn Đắc Vinh [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Lê Quang Huy [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Committee for External Affairs | Election of Committee for External Affairs | Election of Committee for External Affairs | Election of Committee for External Affairs | Election of Head of Finance and Budget Committee | Election of Head of Finance and Budget Committee | Election of Head of Finance and Budget Committee | Election of Head of Finance and Budget Committee |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Vũ Hải Hà [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Nguyễn Phú Cường [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of Head of Justice Committee | Election of Head of Justice Committee | Election of Head of Justice Committee | Election of Head of Justice Committee | Election of Head of Economy Committee | Election of Head of Economy Committee | Election of Head of Economy Committee | Election of Head of Economy Committee |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Lê Thị Nga [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Vũ Hồng Thanh [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of the Secretary General of the National Assembly | Election of the Secretary General of the National Assembly | Election of the Secretary General of the National Assembly | Election of the Secretary General of the National Assembly | Election of the State Auditor-General | Election of the State Auditor-General | Election of the State Auditor-General | Election of the State Auditor-General |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Bùi Văn Cường [vi] | 475 | 0 | 0 | Trần Sỹ Thanh [vi] | 471 | 0 | 1 |

#### Election of State leaders

The elections of the State President, Vice Presidents, the Chief Justice and the Prosecutor General took place on 26 July 2021.
Election of the Vice President :
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | 483 | 0 | 0 | Võ Thị Ánh Xuân | 483 | 0 | 0 |
| Election of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court | Election of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court | Election of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court | Election of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court | Election of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy | Election of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy | Election of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy | Election of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy |
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Nguyễn Hòa Bình [vi] | 480 | 0 | 0 | Lê Minh Trí [vi] | 480 | 0 | 0 |

#### Election of Government leaders

Approval of Deputy Prime Ministers :
| Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain | Candidate | In favour | Against | Abstain |
| Phạm Minh Chính | 484 | 0 | 0 | Phạm Bình Minh | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| Phạm Minh Chính | 484 | 0 | 0 | Lê Minh Khái | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| Phạm Minh Chính | 484 | 0 | 0 | Vũ Đức Đam | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| Phạm Minh Chính | 484 | 0 | 0 | Lê Văn Thành | 479 | 0 | 0 |