The Politburo guides the development of leadership personnel plans when merging provinces.

Provincial Party Committee members can be Party Committee Secretaries of communes when merging.

The 11th Central Conference of the 13th tenure approved the plan to merge 63 provinces and cities into 34 provinces and cities and reduce 60-70% of the number of commune-level administrative units nationwide.

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According to Conclusion 150, the Politburo stated that the personnel plan for provincial Party committees of localities subject to consolidation and merger includes those who are current Party committee members, standing committee members, and inspection committee members of provincial Party committees.

For newly established communes, including Party Committee members, Standing Committee members, and Inspection Committee members of the district Party Committee, after completing their activities, they will be transferred and assigned to the commune level and Party Committee members of the incumbent commune level, basically meeting the standards and conditions according to regulations.

The Politburo also requested to uphold principles in personnel work, ensuring strictness, democracy, objectivity, transparency, fairness, and impartiality. Absolutely avoid local tendencies, sectionalism, "group interests", and negativity in assigning, arranging, and recommending cadres.

The Politburo also emphasized that it will not consider, assign, arrange, or recommend to hold higher positions or more important positions for officials who have been disciplined during the 2020-2025 term or have committed violations or shortcomings according to the conclusions of competent authorities or have information about personal responsibility in cases, incidents, and conclusions that are being investigated, inspected, or examined by competent authorities.

Conclusion 150 of the Politburo also allows that, at the time of consolidation and merger, the number of vice chairmen of the People's Council, vice chairmen of the People's Committee and deputies of affiliated agencies and units may be more than prescribed. At the same time, the assignment and arrangement of the number of Party Committee members, Standing Committee members, and Party Committee Inspection Committee members may be more in some affiliated agencies and units.

However, after 5 years, the number and arrangement of personnel will be implemented according to regulations.

For party committees at the commune, ward, and special zone levels (after consolidation, merger, or new establishment), it is possible to consider and arrange personnel who are members of the provincial Party Committee to be Party Committee Secretaries. In special cases, if the party committee has an important position, economic scale, developed urban transport infrastructure, and a large number of party members and population, it is possible to consider and arrange personnel who are members of the Standing Committee of the provincial or municipal Party Committee to be Party Committee Secretaries.

List of 34 provinces and cities and merger plan approved by the 11th Central Conference, 13th tenure

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Asking for the General Secretary's opinion on key leadership personnel of the provinces after the merger

Regarding the key leadership personnel plan of localities after the merger (secretary, deputy secretary, chairman of the People's Council, chairman of the People's Committee, head of the National Assembly delegation and alternate members of the Party Central Committee who are members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and City Party Committee), Conclusion 150 clearly states that the Central Organization Committee shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to prepare and develop specific personnel plans, report to the General Secretary, key leaders and the Standing Secretariat for comments and direction to complete the key personnel plan of localities, before submitting it to the Politburo and the Secretariat for consideration and decision according to their authority.

The Politburo requires strict and timely assurance, meeting the requirements of leadership, direction, and continuous operation of localities without interruption.

Regarding the personnel plan for the provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Party Committee, and Inspection Committee of the provincial Party Committee after the merger and consolidation, and the assignment of Party Committee members and Standing Committee members of the provincial Party Committee (after being appointed) to take on leadership positions in affiliated agencies and units (excluding positions under the management of the Politburo and Secretariat), the Politburo guides the implementation through 3 steps, including: preparing and approving the personnel plan; reporting to the Central Organizing Committee for comments, then accepting and finalizing the personnel plan.

After that, the leaders of the provinces and cities assigned by the Politburo will co-chair with the secretaries of the provincial and municipal Party Committees in the merged or consolidated areas to meet with the standing committees of the provincial and municipal Party Committees of the merged or consolidated localities to study, absorb, and complete the personnel plan to report to the Politburo and the Secretariat for consideration and appointment of personnel according to regulations.

Based on the personnel appointment decision of the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, and the local Party Committee after the merger, consider and decide on the assignment of Party Committee members and Standing Committee members to take on leadership positions of affiliated agencies and units according to the authority and decision of the Politburo, the Secretariat and the Party Committee personnel plan that has received the opinions of the Central Organization Committee.

Arrange district leaders to be leaders of newly established communes

Regarding the personnel plan for the Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Party Committee, and Inspection Committee of the Party Committee at the commune level after the establishment and the assignment of Party Committee members and Standing Committee members of the Party Committee at the commune level (after being appointed) to take on leadership positions of units at the commune level, the Standing Committees of the Provincial Party Committees and City Party Committees shall be based on the standards, conditions, structure, and number stated in the new directive of the Politburo and related regulations.

At the same time, study the contents and requirements for developing the above-mentioned provincial-level Party Committee personnel plan to specify and direct the development and approval of the commune-level Party Committee's executive committee, standing committee, and inspection committee personnel plan, and the assignment of Party Committee members and members of the commune-level Party Committee's standing committee to take on leadership positions in affiliated agencies and units for the 2025-2030 term.

The Politburo also noted that before ending the operation of district-level administrative units and establishing new commune-level administrative units, the Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees need to proactively review the source of district- and commune-level cadres to have a plan to arrange Party Committee members, Standing Committee members of Party Committees, secretaries, deputy secretaries; leaders of departments, offices, and equivalents at the district level, leaders at the commune level, and assign, designate, arrange, and introduce personnel to hold leadership positions at the new commune level as soon as they are established.

According to the Politburo, this is to ensure timely, uninterrupted operation, improve the efficiency of the political system at the commune level, and better serve the needs of people and businesses.