Bùi Thị Minh Hoài

Bùi Thị Minh Hoài
Minh Hoài during a state visit to Dublin c. 2024
Chairwoman of the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Assumed office
7 November, 2025
Preceded byĐỗ Văn Chiến
Secretary of Hanoi CPV Committee
In office
17 July, 2024 – 4 November, 2025
Preceded byĐinh Tiến Dũng
Succeeded byNguyễn Duy Ngọc
Head of the Central Mass Mobilisation Commission
In office
8 April, 2021 – 17 July, 2025
Preceded byTrương Thị Mai
Succeeded byMai Văn Chính
Vice Chair of the Central Inspection Commission of the CPV
In office
19 January, 2011 – 2 February, 2021
ChairmanNgô Văn Dụ
Trần Quốc Vượng
Trần Cẩm Tú
Personal details
Born (1965-01-12) 12 January 1965
PartyCommunist Party of Vietnam (since 1991)

Madam Bùi Thị Minh Hoài (born January 12 1965[1]) is a Vietnamese politician who currently serves as chairwoman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. She is the first woman to ever hold this position[2].

Early life and education

Hoai was born in 1965 in the Thanh Liêm district of Hà Nam, which is now part of Ninh Bình province. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Law.

Political career

Local governments

Madam Hoai joined the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on 19 January 1991[3]. She started her political career in 1988 as an inspector at local government levels in Nam Định and Hà Nam. She held many senior positions between 1998 and 2009, including deputy head of the provincial Party Committee’s inspection committee; head of the provincial Party Committee’s mass mobilization committee; and Secretary of Phủ Lý's Party Committee.[4][5] In May 2024, Madam Hoai succeeded Đinh Tiến Dũng as the Secretary of Hanoi CPV Committee via a byelection.[6] She was re-elected to the role in October 2025.[7] However, she stepped down from this position the following month after being appointed as the chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.[8]

Senior positions within central CPV

With her background as an inspector, Madam Hoai's first senior position within central level CPV was as Vice Chair of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a role she held between 2011 and 2021.[5]

She was elected as an alternate member of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2008 to 2011. She became a full member of the 11th Central Committee and has been re-elected to 3 subsequent committees. She was elected to her party's 13th Politburo in a byelection in July 2024 and was re-elected to the 14th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2026.[9]

References

  1. ^ "TIỂU SỬ ĐỒNG CHÍ BÙI THỊ MINH HOÀI, BÍ THƯ THÀNH ỦY HÀ NỘI". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bà Bùi Thị Minh Hoài trở thành nữ Chủ tịch Mặt trận Tổ quốc đầu tiên". BBC News Tiếng Việt (in Vietnamese). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Bui Thi Minh Hoai". 14th National Party Congress Website - Vietnam News Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Bùi Thị Minh Hoài". Đại hội đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ XIV của Đảng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Party chief presents appointment of Secretary of VFF, Central Mass Organisations Party Committee". vietnamnews.vn. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ Huy, Anh; Tran, Long (17 July 2024). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai appointed Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee". Hanoitimes. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ Kim, Loan (17 October 2025). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai continues serving as Ha Noi Party Secretary in new tenure". thanglong.chinhphu.vn. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ Tran, Thuong (4 November 2025). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai appointed to lead Vietnam Fatherland Front". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ Vu, Tuan (22 January 2026). "Vietnam unveils 19-member Politburo for new Party term". VnExpress. Archived from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.