Minister of Public Security (Vietnam)

The Minister of Public Security is the Government of Vietnam member in charge of the Ministry of Public Security. The Minister of Public Security directs the management functions of state for security; responsible organization, construction, management and the highest commander of the People's Public Security Forces. Moreover, the Minister of Public Security is a Member of the Politburo and Member of Council for National Defense and Security. The current Vietnamese Minister of Public Security is General Tô Lâm, since 8 April 2016.

Chain of command

• President
• Prime Minister
• Minister of Public Security

Lists of Ministers of Public Security

Director of Public Security (1946-1948)

No	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Nguyễn Dương	February, 1946	June, 1946
2	Lê Giản	June 1946	April, 1948

Director of Vietnam Police Department (1948-1954)

No	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Lê Giản	April, 1948	June, 1952
2	Trần Quốc Hoàn	June, 1952	1954

Minister of Public Security (1954-1975)

No	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Trần Quốc Hoàn	1954	1975

Minister of Home Affairs (1975-1998)

No	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Trần Quốc Hoàn	1975	1980
2	Phạm Hùng	1980	1987
3	Mai Chí Thọ	1987	1991
4	Bùi Thiện Ngộ	1991	November, 1996
5	Lê Minh Hương	November, 1996	1998

Minister of Public Security (1998 – present)

No	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Lê Minh Hương	1998	January 28, 2002
2	Lê Hồng Anh	January 28, 2002	August 3, 2011
3	Trần Đại Quang	August 3, 2011	April 8, 2016
4	Tô Lâm	April 8, 2016	now