# Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnam)

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Vietnamese: Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration of science and technology activities; development of science and technology potentials; intellectual property; standards, metrology and quality control; atomic energy, radiation and nuclear safety.

## Ministerial units

* Department of Social and Natural Sciences
* Department of Science and Technology for Economic-Technical Branches
* Department of Technology Appraisal, Examination and Assessment
* Department of High Technology
* Department of Planning and General Affairs
* Department of Finance
* Department of International Cooperations
* Department of Legislation
* Department of Organisation and Personnel
* Ministry Inspectorate
* Ministry Office
* State Agency for Technology Innovation
* National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development
* National Office of Intellectual Property
* Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency
* National Agency for Science and Technology Information
* Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety
* National Commission for Standards, Metrology and Quality

## Administrative units

* National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS)
* The Office of National S&T Research Programs
* Information Communication Technology Centre
* Vietnam Science and Technology Magazine
* MOST Management Training Institute
* National Centre for Technological Progress (NACENTECH)
* Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC)
* Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI)
* Vietnam Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation
* Centre for Vietnam Science and Technology Internationalisation Promotion (VISTIP)
* Institute for Regional Research and Development
* Centre for Science and Technology Communication
* VnExpress newspaper
* Bureau of Accreditation
* Registration Office of Science and Technology Activities
* Science and Technics Publishing House
* Certification Office of Hi-Tech Activities and S&T Enterprises
* National Institute of Patent and Technology Exploitation

## Ministers

The Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam is the head of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Vietnam has a system of science & technology organizations.
| # | Minister of Science and Technology | Minister of Science and Technology | Term | Term | Position |
| # | Minister of Science and Technology | Minister of Science and Technology | Begin | End | Position |
| State Science Commission (1958–1965) ||||||
| 1 | | Trường Chinh (1907–1988) | 14 December 1958 | 15 July 1960 | Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of the State Science Commission |
| 2 | | Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) | 15 July 1960 | 7 January 1963 | Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of the State Science Commission |
| 3 | | Nguyễn Duy Trinh (1910–1985) | 7 January 1963 | 11 October 1965 | Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of the State Science Commission |
| Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology (1965–1992) ||||||
| 4 | | Trần Đại Nghĩa (1913–1997) | 11 October 1965 | 28 February 1977 | Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology |
| 5 | | Trần Quỳnh (1920–2005) | 28 February 1977 | 7 February 1980 | Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology |
| - | | Lê Khắc (1916–1990) | 7 February 1980 | 4 July 1981 | Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology |
| 6 | | Lê Khắc (1916–1990) | 4 July 1981 | 23 April 1982 | Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology |
| 7 | | Đặng Hữu (Born 1930) | 23 April 1982 | 12 March 1990 | Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology |
| State Science Commission (1990–1992) ||||||
| (7) | | Đặng Hữu (Born 1930) | 12 March 1990 | 12 October 1992 | Chairman of the State Science Commission |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (1992–2002) ||||||
| (7) | | Đặng Hữu (Born 1930) | 12 October 1992 | 6 November 1996 | Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
| 8 | | Phạm Gia Khiêm (Born 1944) | 6 November 1996 | 29 September 1997 | Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
| 9 | | Chu Tuấn Nhạ (Born 1939) | 3 August 2011 | 8 April 2016 | Minister of Science, Technology and Environment |
| Ministry of Science and Technology (2002–present) ||||||
| 10 | | Hoàng Văn Phong (Born 1948) | 8 August 2002 | 1 August 2011 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| 11 | | Nguyễn Quân (Born 1955) | 3 August 2011 | 8 April 2016 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| 12 | | Chu Ngọc Anh (Born 1965) | 9 April 2016 | 12 November 2020 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| 13 | | Huỳnh Thành Đạt (Born 1962) | 12 November 2020 | 18 February 2025 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| 14 | | Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng (Born 1962) | 18 February 2025 | Incumbent | Minister of Science and Technology |