Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)
government ministry in Vietnam
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, Vietnamese: Bộ Công an (BCA)) is a central governmental ministry and one of the biggest ministries of the Government of Vietnam, performing the function of state management of security, order and social safety; counterintelligence; crime prevention investigation; fire prevention and rescue; execution of criminal judgments, judgment enforcement not subject to imprisonment, custody or temporary detention; legal protection and support; State management of public services in sectors and fields under the Ministry's state management. It is headed by the Minister of Public Security.
The MPS manages the Vietnam People's Public Security, the Vietnamese uniformed police forces - while also responsible for domestic civilian administrative management, similar to the role of a standard Ministry of Interior (not to be confused with the Vietnam Ministry of Home Affairs).
Col. Gen. Lương Tam Quang has been Vietnam's Minister of Public Security since June 6, 2024.
History
The foundation of the MPS started on August 19, 1945, when the Indochinese Communist Party formed three departments, consisting of the Security Service Bureau in Northern Vietnam, the Surveillance Service in central Vietnam, and the National Self-Defense Force Bureau in southern Vietnam. The three departments protected Ho Chi Minh and other CPV leaders in time for September 2, 1945 when independence was declared for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. On February 21, 1945, Ho Chi Minh signed Decree 23, which unified the three bureaus into the Vietnam People's Police Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Le Gian served as the first head of the MIA.
The Sub-Ministry of Public Security was established in February 1953 when it was under North Vietnamese control after Ho Chi Minh signed Decree 141/SL. At the time of establishment, it formally had seven departments and divisions.
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