Prime Minister of Vietnam

Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Thủ tướng Chính phủ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Emblem of Vietnam
Incumbent Phạm Minh Chính since 5 April 2021
Office of the Prime Minister
Style	Mr Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Member of	National Assembly of Vietnam Central Military Commission Central Police Party Committee
Reports to	President National Assembly
Seat	Government Office
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Phạm Văn Đồng
Formation	2 September 1945; 79 years ago (1945-09-02)
Salary	29,250,000₫ monthly[1]
Website	primeminister.chinhphu.vn

The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Thủ tướng Chính phủ, lit. 'Government Premier') is the head of government of Vietnam who presides over the meetings of the Government (formerly the Council of Ministers). The prime minister directs the work of government members, and may propose deputy prime ministers to the National Assembly.

The head of government is responsible to the National Assembly and serves as the deputy chairman of the Council for Defence and Security. Moreover, prime minister is also the chairman of the Council for National Education, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission and the Central Police Party Committee. The tenure of a prime minister is five years, and the term is renewable once. The current prime minister Phạm Minh Chính has served since 2021. In case of incapacity, a deputy prime minister assumes the office of acting prime minister until the prime minister resumes duty, or until the appointment of a new prime minister.

The powers and prestige of the prime minister have varied through the years. Phạm Văn Đồng, unified Vietnam's first prime minister, often lamented that in practice he had little power. Since the death of Phạm Hùng in 1988, the prime minister has been ranked third in the order of precedence of the Communist Party's Politburo, the highest decision-making body in Vietnam.