National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam is organized according to the Leninist principle of Democratic centralism.

The supreme party organ is the National Congress, which has been held every five years since 1976. Due to war footing during the time of wars against France and the United States, the first four congresses were not fixed according to a common time schedule. Since the Foundation Conference, 12 national CPV congresses have been held.

The National Congress elects the Central Committee, consisting of 180 full members and 20 alternates. The Central Committee usually meets twice a year.

Keys

Abbreviations
CC	Central Committee
Political Report	Political Report to the Central Committee, a document which briefs delegates about the period since the last congress and future work.
Platform	The party platform, in which the National Congress sets out the party's goals, Marxist perspective and political analysis of the times.
Charter	Charter of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the fundamental governing document of the CPV.
PMR	Party members represented at the congress by delegates (the party membership at the time).
FM	Full member (a member with voting rights).
AM	Alternate member (a member without voting rights).
VD	Voting delegate (a delegate who can vote).
AD	Alternate delegate (a delegate who cannot vote).

Convocations

Congress	Duration (start—end)	Delegates	CC elected	Political Report (presented by)	Platform	Charter (changes)	PMR
1st National Congress 4 days 1935 election	27 March – 30 March 1935	12	9 FM – 4 AM	—	"Theses on the Capitalist Democratic Revolution"	Amendment	600
2nd National Congress 4 days 1950–1951 election	11 February – 19 February 1951	158 VD – 53 AD	19 FM – 10 AM	Trường Chinh	—	Amendment	766,349
3rd National Congress 8 days 1960 election	5 September – 12 September 1960	525 VD – 51 AD	49 FM – 39 AM	Lê Duẩn	—	Amendment	500,000
4th National Congress 9 days 1975–1976 election	14 December – 20 December 1976	1,008	101 FM – 32 AM	Lê Duẩn	—	Amendment	1,550,000
5th National Congress 4 days 1981–1982 election	27 March – 31 March 1982	1,033	116 FM – 32 AM	Lê Duẩn	—	Amendment	1,727,000
6th National Congress 4 days 1985–1986 election	15 December – 18 December 1986	1,129	124 FM – 49 AM	Trường Chinh	—	Amendment	~1,900,000
7th National Congress 4 days 1990–1991 election	24 June – 27 June 1991	1,176	146	Nguyễn Văn Linh	"National Construction in the Transitional Period to Socialism"	Amendment	2,155,022
8th National Congress 4 days 1995–1996 election	28 June – 1 July 1996	1,198	170	Đỗ Mười	Amendment	Amendment	2,155,022
9th National Congress 4 days 2000–2001 election	19 April – 22 April 2001	1,168	150	Lê Khả Phiêu	Amendment	Amendment	2,479,719
10th National Congress 8 days 2005–2006 election	18 April – 25 April 2006	1,176	160 FM – 21 AM	Nông Đức Mạnh	Amendment	Amendment	~3,100,000
11th National Congress 8 days 2010–2011 election	12 January – 19 January 2011	1,377	175 FM – 25 AM	Nông Đức Mạnh	Amendment	Amendment	~3,600,000
12th National Congress 9 days 2015–2016 election	20 January – 28 January 2016	1,510	180 FM – 20 AM	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	Amendment	Amendment	+4,500,000
13th National Congress 8 days 2020–2021 election	25 January – 1 February 2021	1,587	180 FM – 20 AM	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	Two Centennaries	—	+5,000,000

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