Ministry of Justice (Vietnam)
| Vietnamese: Bộ Tư pháp | |
Logo the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 28 August 1945 |
| Type | Government Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Vietnam |
| Headquarters | 60 Tran Phu Street, Dien Bien Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi |
| Annual budget | 1.5 to 1.8 trillion VND (2026)[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | moj |
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, Vietnamese: Bộ Tư pháp) is a government ministry in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It is a cabinet-level agency responsible for the state management of legal and judicial affairs, including the drafting of laws, the inspection of legal documents, and the oversight of legal dissemination and education. The MOJ manages some administrative functions such as civil status registration, nationality records, and the issuance of judicial certificates, while also regulating professional legal services like notarization, legal aid, and the licensing of lawyers. It is also tasked with the enforcement of civil judgments and represents the Government of Vietnam in international legal cooperation and mutual legal assistance, all under the direct leadership of a Minister who reports to the Prime Minister and the National Assembly.[2]
Functions and duties
The MOJ is a governmental agency that performs the function of state management in the fields of legal development and implementation, legal normative document review, administrative procedure control, legal dissemination and education; state management in the enforcement of civil and administrative judgments, administrative justice, judicial support services, state compensation in administrative management and judgment enforcement, and other judicial tasks nationwide. It also oversees the enforcement of laws regarding administrative violations and manages public services in the areas under its jurisdiction.[3]
Units
- Department of General Affairs on Legislative Development
- Department of Economic and Civil Legislation
- Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation
- Department of International Law
- Department of Legal Dissemination and Education
- Department of Planning and Finance
- Department of International Cooperation
- Department of Organisation and Personnel
- Ministry's Inspectorate
- Ministry's Office
- General Bureau of Civil Judgement Execution
- Bureau of Legal Normative Documents Post-Review
- Bureau of Administrative Procedure Control
- Bureau of Civil Status, Nationality, Authentication
- Bureau of Child Adoption
- Bureau of Legal Aid
- Bureau of National Registry of Secured Transactions
- Bureau of State Compensation
- Bureau of Judicial Affairs Support
- Bureau of Information Technology
- Institute of Legal Science
- Academy of Justice
- Hanoi University of Law
- Judicial Publishing House
- Vietnam Law Newspaper
- Democracy and Law Journal
Ministers
| Office holder | Start Year | End Year | Time on duty | Role title(s) | |
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| 1st | Vu Trong Khanh | 1945 | 1946 | 0 years, 181 days | Minister of Justice |
| 2nd | Vu Dinh Hoe | 1946 | 1959 | 13 years, 86 days | Minister of Justice |
| 3rd | Tran Cong Tuong | 1972 | 1978 | 6 years, 118 days | Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers |
| 4th | Nguyen Ngoc Minh | 1978 | 1980 | 1 year, 363 days | Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers |
| 5th | Tran Quang Huy | 1980 | 1981 | 1 year, 153 days | Minister and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Government. |
| 6th | Phan Hien | 1981 | 1992 | 10 years, 286 days | Minister of Justice |
| 7th | Nguyen Dinh Loc | 1992 | 2002 | 10 years, 119 days | Minister of Justice |
| 8th | Uong Chu Luu | 2002 | 2007 | 4 years, 345 days | Minister of Justice |
| 9th | Ha Hung Cuong | 2007 | 2016 | 8 years, 260 days | Minister of Justice |
| 10th | Le Thanh Long | 2016 | 2024 | 8 years, 139 days | Minister of Justice |
| 11th | Nguyễn Hải Ninh | 2024 | 1 year, 205 days | Minister of Justice |
References
- ^ phủ, Cổng Thông tin điện tử Chính. "Số liệu ngân sách Nhà nước năm 2024". chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Ministry of Justice". www.moj.gov.vn. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Chức năng nhiệm vụ". moj.gov.vnchuc-nang-nhiem-vu.aspx. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
- (VN) and (EN) Official site