HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
VIETNAM STATISTICS AFTER PERIODS
I. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PERIODS
Right after early successful revolution, in the context of difficulties of facing with internal enemies and foreign invaders, President Ho Chi Minh, Provisional President of Democratic Republic of Viet Nam signed Decree No 61/SL dated May 6th, 1946 to define the organization apparatus of Ministry of National Economics including departments, divisions and Bureau of Viet Nam Statistics. In order to deeply remember the great Uncle Ho’s contribution for the process of formation and development of the statistics sector, to be consistent with historical reality, and with the consent of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Statistics sector named May 6th as its foundation day.
Pursuant to the Decree No 61/SL dated May 6th,1946, Minister of National Economics signed a Decree on May 28th ,1946 on the system of Viet Nam Statistics Bureau with the main contents as follows:
Article 1: Viet Nam Statistics Bureau was under the umbrella of Ministry of National Economics, run by Director appointed by the Decree at the request of Minister of National Economics.
Article 2: The Viet Nam Statistics Bureau covered the following main duties:
- Collect documents and figures on socio-economic or cultural events.
- Publish books on statistics.
- Oversee Vietnamese or foreign insurance companies.
Article 3. Viet Nam Statistics Bureau could directly contact with statistics organizations within other ministries, parts. provinces or public offices to collect necessary documents.
Article 4: Viet Nam Statistics Bureau had 3 divisions, performing the following duties:
- The first division (Administrative division) managed the staff, accounting, materials, archiving documents, and publishing publications.
- The second division: statistics on population, culture and politics.
- The third division: statistics on economy and finance.
At the request of the Minister of National Economics, President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree No 98/SL dated June 7th, 1946 to appoint Mr Nguyen Thieu Lau as Director of Viet Nam Statistics Bureau.
On April 25th, 1949 President Ho Chi Minh signed two Decrees:
- Decree No 33/SL merged Viet Nam Statistics Bureau into President Office.
- Decree No 34/ SL appointed Mr. Nguyen Thieu Lau as Director of Statistics Bureau within President Office.
On May 1st 1950 President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree No 124/SL to terminate Decree No 33/ SL and 34/ SL dated 25 April 1949, to decide “A temporary organization to follow statistics work assigned by Prime Minister’s Decree”.
On August 9th 1950, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, on behaft of Prime Minister signed Decree No 38/ TTg to establish Statistics Office within Prime Minister Office led by Mr. Luong Duyen Lac as the Director. The duties of Statistics Office were as follows:
- Collect and arrange statistical documents of ministries and local resistance administrative committees.
- Support ministries and local resistance administrative committees to organize, guide and observe the statistical work.
On February 20th 1956, Prime Minister promulgated Regulation No 695/TTg on the organization of Central Statistics Offices, local statistics offices and statistics organizations within ministries of the Democratic Republic Of Viet Nam. The Regulation No 695/ TTg wrote:
To establish the Central Statistics Office within the State Planning Committee of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, local statistics divisions and statistics organizations within Ministries, offices and enterprises.
The Central and local Statistics Offices were a united and centralized system.
The Central Statistics Office within the State Planning Committee of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, was a state office to direct consistently and centrally all the statistics and accounting work in the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam.
The main duties of the Central Statistics Office were to collect, research and submit to the Government with accurate statistics documents, scientific analysis to stand out the process of implementing the state planning, the economic and cultural development, natural resources and how to use these natural resources, the growth rate of economic industries, culture as well as the growth rate of each industry.
The Central Statistics Office temporarily consisted of : Integrated Statistics Division, Agricultural Statistics Division, Industrial and Transport Statistics Division, Commercial and Financial Statistics Division, Cultural, Education, Health, Population and Labor Statistics Division.
On April 8th 1957, Prime Minister promulgated Decree No.142 to re-define the organization and duties of the statistics offices at all levels and ended the Regulation No 695-TTg dated February 20, 1956.
About statistics organization: The apparatus of Statistics system at all levels included:
- Central statistics office (within the State Planning Committee)
- Statistics offices in inter-zones, zones, provinces, cities
- Statistics divisions in districts
- Statistics divisions in communes.
- Statistics organizations within other ministries, central sectors and subordinate offices.
The Central Statistics Office was a state agency to manage and direct consistently and centrally all statistics work on economy, finance, culture and society across the country.
The main duties of the Central Statistics Office were to collect, research, analyse the basic statistical surveying documents on national economic industries, culture and society, to submit to the State Planning Committee and Government as basis or reference documents to formulate policies, make and review plans.
The Central Statistics Office temporarily consisted of divisions namely: Integrated Statistics, Agricultural Statistics, Industrial Statistics, Construction Statistics, Commercial and Financial Statistics, Culture, Education, Health, Population and Labor Statistics.
On December 21st 1960, the National Assembly Standing Committee promulgated Decision No.15/NQ-TVQH to separate the Central Statistics Office from the State Planning Committee and establish the General Statistics Office (GSO).
On September 29th 1961, the Government Council promulgated Decree No 131/CP to define the GSO’s duties, powers and organisation system. According to this Decree, the General Statistics Office was a subordinate agency of the Government Council and responsible for directing consistently and centrally all the work of statistical survey in line with the policies, guidelines of the Communist Party and State; ensuring well performance of its duties to collect, edit, analyze statistics documents scientifically on economy, society, culture to serve for the state management, direction and management of national economic planning.
The GSO’s organization apparatus included 7 Departments and Administrative Offices.
In 1968, having implemented Resolution No.2/CP by Government on re-organizing information statistics system, the Government Council established additionally Technical Computing Department, Human Resources Department, Standard, Methodology Department, and Material Product System Department within the GSO.
On April 5th 1974, the Government Council promulgated Decree No.72/CP on regulation of the organization and operation of the General Statistics Office replacing Decree No 131/CP dated 29 September 1961 of Government Council.
The General Statistics Office was a central agency within the Government Council, taking responsibilities of organizing and managing consistently the work of accounting and statistics. The GSO implemented its duties based on policies, directions, solutions of the Party and State.
Regarding the organization apparatus, there were 17 subject-matter statistics departments, an administrative office and 2 public service delivery units.
Having implemented Direction No.45/TW of on streamlining apparatus and narrowing staff, on June 2nd 1979, the Government Council promulgated Decision No 207/CP on re-organizing the GSO’s organization structure, including 15 Departments, Institute Administrative office and Inspection.
Having implemented Notice No.46/TB-TW of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party and Minister Council Standing Committee on re-organizing the apparatus of the Party, State and Association offices, on May 11th 1988, the Council of Ministers signed Decision No 81/HĐBT to downside the number of units within the GSO to 10 department and administrative office. Besides, there were 3 subordinate divisions, 2 public service delivery units and 2 enterprises.
On March 23rd 1994, the Government promulgated Decree No 23/CP defining the GSO’s functions, duties, powers and organization structure, replacing Decree No 72/CP dated 5 April 1974 by the Government Council.
According to this Decree, the GSO’s functions, duties, powers and organisation structure were basically similar with the content stated by regulations in the Decree No 72 dated 5 April 1974 by the Government Council.
However, the GSO’s organization apparatus was cut down compared to the organization apparatus defined by Decree No.72 dated 5 April 1974 by the Government Council as follows:
- Departments assisting Director General in state management implementation consisted of12 departments, Administrative office and Inspection. After that, the Government decided to establish an additional Financial Planning Department.
- Public service delivery units within the GSO: 4 units
- Enterprises decided by the GSO: 2 units.
On September 3rd 2003, the Government promulgated Decree No 101/2003/NĐ-CP regulating GSO’s functions, duties, powers and organization structure replacing Decree No 23/CP dated 23 March 1994 by the Government.
About position and functions: The GSO is an agency within the Government to implement duties and powers in state management on statistics, organizing the implementation of statistical activities and providing socio-economic statistical information for offices, organizations, and individual as stipulated by the law, state management in public services and some specific duties, powers in ownership representative for state capital in enterprises under the GSO’s management as stipulated by the law.
About duties and powers: The GSO was responsible for implementing duties, powers as an agency within the Government, in state management in statistics in accordance with Decree No 30/2003/NĐ-CP dated April 1st 2003 by the Government on functions, duties, powers and organisation structure for agencies within the Government.
Regarding the GSO’s organization system, the GSO was vertically organized, consisting of:
- GSO headquarter at the central level.
- Provincial Statistics Offices (PSO) in provinces, municipalities under the umbrella of the GSO.
- District Statistics Offices in districts under the umbrella of the PSO.
The GSO headquarter’s organization structure:
- Units assisting the Director General in implementing duties and powers of state management in statistics: System of National Accounts Department; Statistical Standard, Methodology and Information Technology Department; Integrated Statistics Department; Industry Statistics Department; Construction and Investment Statistics Department; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Statistics Department; Trade and Service Statistics Department; Price Statistics Department; Population and Labor Statistics Department; Social and Environmental Statistics Department; Foreign Statistics and International Cooperation Department; Human Resources Department; Financial Planning Department; Statistical Legislation and Inspection Department; Administration Office.
- Public services delivery units under the General Statistics Office: Institute of Statistical Science; Center for Statistical Informatics I; Center for Statistical Documentation and Services; Figures and Events Review; College of Statistics; College of Statistics No. 2; Center for Statistical Informatics II; Center for Statistical Informatics III; Statistical Publishing House.
- The enterprises under the General Statistics Office: Statistical Form Printing and Distribution Single-member limited liability Company; Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Printing Single-member limited liability Company.
On 24 August 2010, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 54/2010/QĐ-TTg stipulating the GSO’s functions, duties, powers, and organization structure under the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Decision No. 65/2013/QD/TTg dated 11 November 2013 stipulating the Amendment and supplement to Point a, Clause 1, Article 3 of Decision No. 54/2010-QĐ-TTg dated 24 August 2010 of the Prime Minister stipulating the GSO’s functions, duties, powers, and organization structure under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The GSO was an agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, performing the advisory function and assisting the Minister of Planning and Investment in state management of statistics; organizing statistical activities and providing socio-economic statistical information to domestic and international agencies, organizations and individuals in accordance with the regulations of the law.
On 18 March 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 10/2020/QĐ-TTG stipulating the GSO’s functions, duties, powers, and organization structure under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The General Statistics Office was vertically organized from the central to the local administrative levels: the General Statistics Office’s Headquarters at the central including 15 administrative units; 5 public service delivery units; 63 Provincial Statistical Offices at local level, with a total of over 6,000 civil servants and public employees for the whole sector.
On February 26, 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued Decision No. 384/QĐ-BTC stipulating the functions, duties, powers, and organization structure of the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance. The National Statistics Office is a three-tier organized model, from the central to local administrative levels: The National Statistics Office’s Headquarter at the central level including 13 administrative units and 4 public service delivery units; the Provincial Statistical Offices at the provincial and municipal level (generally referred to as the Provincial Statistical Offices) under the National Statistics Office, equivalent to 63 provincial-level administrative units, 480 District-level Statistical Teams under the Provincial Statistical Offices.
II. ACHIEVEMENTS OF VIETNAM STATISTICS SECTOR
During the process of formation and development, the Viet Nam Statistical Sector has gradually matured, effectively served the cause of national construction and protection as requested by the Party and State over each period.
In the early days of its establishment, in spite of simple organization structure, small number of staff and limited professional qualifications, the Viet Nam Statistics Bureau overcame numerous difficulties, self-trained in professional skills, and conducted activities to collect and compile information to serve the Party, the Government and the Inter-zones directing the resistance against French colonialism and constructing the country. During this period, the Viet Nam Statistics Bureau compiled monthly reports summarizing the socio-economic situation of the free zones and newly liberated zones, economic analysis reports for the three years 1947-1949, and specialized reports on rent and interest reduction, development of teams for labor revolving, and labor exchange in the free zones. In addition, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector also conducted a number of specialized surveys, including the 1951-1952 Rural Survey to assess the current situation and potentiality of rural areas so that the Party and Government had sufficient information to make decisions to foster and mobilize people’s strength to contribute to the victory in the 1953 Autumn-Winter Campaign and the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
In the period of 1954-1975, the North entered the period of building socialism and fought together with the South to unify the country. In this period, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector focused its resources on building the apparatus and technical facilities, training staff, researching professional methods and orienting statistical activities in accordance with the new situation and tasks. By the end of 1957, most of the provinces and centrally-run cities in the North had local statistical offices.
Despite the small number of staff and limited professional qualifications, the Central Statistics Office in the years 1956-1965 and the General Statistics Office in the following years coordinated with local statistical offices and statistics organizations within other ministries to develop the National Statistical Indicator System, develop and implement the periodic statistical reporting system, an initial recording system, and conduct a population census and a number of specialized surveys. On that basis, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector provided information to serve all level authorities/agencies in building, managing and operating the economy and developing socio-economic development plans.
An important task done by the Viet Nam Statistics Sector during this period was to participate in reviewing and announcing the results of the completion of the annual State planning targets that was well implemented by the Viet Nam Statistics Sector. Thereby, it contributed to helping the Party and the State closely assess the implementation of the socio-economic development plan targets, serving as a basis for developing subsequent plans.
Since the late 1960s, realizing the effects of mechanization and automation in statistical work, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector developed a project “Improving calculation techniques, gradually mechanizing and automating calculation work in Vietnam” which was approved by the Government in Resolution No. 168/CP dated 25 November 1968. Implementing this project, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector soon introduced information technology into statistical work. In the early 1970s, the General Statistics Office built computer stations in the Central and many localities, contributing significantly to accelerate the speed and accuracy in processing survey results and preparing statistical reports, providing timely information to the Party and State agencies. During this period, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector was proud to be the agency equipped with the leading modern computer system in Viet Nam.
In 1975, the South was completely liberated and the country was unified. In order to collect and compile information nationwide, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector quickly established and consolidated the organization of the Provincial Statistical Offices in the South with the core staff mobilized from capable and experienced statistical officers in the General Statistics Office and the Northern Provincial Statistical Offices. Hundreds of officers from the General Statistics Office and the Northern Provincial Statistical Offices volunteered to work in the Southern localities for the development of the Viet Nam Statistics Sector. By the end of 1977, all provinces and centrally run cities in the South had provincial statistical offices; and the statistical offices in districts, towns, and provincial cities.
In the period 1976-1985, the organization of the Viet Nam Statistics Sector was relatively complete, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector focused on researching and building initial recording and unified accounting systems; strengthening the review and announcement of plan completion; consolidating the estimated reporting and official reporting systems, and expanding the form of information collection through statistical surveys, especially basic surveys to serve the development of the 5-year socio-economic development plan (1976-1980; 1981-1985). The year 1979 was also the first year that the country conducted a population census nationwide.
From 1986 to present, after 30 years of implementing the Party’s “Doi moi” policy, creating new position and strength for the country, the Viet Nam Statistics Sector has also had remarkable changes.
Regarding the legal environment, the promulgation of the Accounting and Statistics Ordinance in 1988, followed by the Statistics Law in 2003 and the Statistics Law (revised) in 2015, along with a system of other legal documents, has created an extremely important and increasingly complete legal framework, helping statistical activities to gradually become more organized and integrated. In particular, the 2015 Statistics Law was developed and ratified with many new points to fully regulate statistical activities arising in socio-economic life. Given the 2015 Statistics Law, the role and position of the centralized statistical system has been significantly enhanced.
In conjunction with the system of legal documents, the Development orientation of the Viet Nam Statistics Sector to 2010 and the Viet Nam Statistical Development Strategy for the period 2011 – 2020 with a vision to 2030 have created a solid foundation, with a long-term vision, clear development viewpoints and goals, specific solutions and action programs to ensure the systematic development of the Viet Nam Statistics Sector in the long term. The Development orientation, the Vietnam Statistical Development Strategy, and other comprehensive projects have gathered the strength and attention of the entire political system, ministries/agencies and all-level authorities in consolidating and developing the Viet Nam Statistics Sector in recent years.
Regarding organization system, the organization structure of the Statistics sector experienced significant changes during this period. On December 12, 1987, the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee and the Minister Council Standing Committee issued the Notice No. 46/TB-TW on the re-organization of the apparatus of Party, State and mass organizations. In accordance with the Notice, the Provincial and District Statistics Offices were transferred from the General Statistics Office to the People’s Committees at their respective administrative level. The GSO only assigned annual information and management plans and provided professional and technical guidance to Provincial Statistics Offices. However, this type of organization model caused some certain backward steps in the statistical work.
Recognizing the need for unified direction in professional statistical operation and data impartiality from the central to local levels, in 1994, the Government reversed the “decentralized” model previously implemented for over seven years and restored the vertical organization model. In the recent years, the central and local Statistics Offices underwent reorganization in line with the Government’s administrative reform. On January 4, 2007, the General Statistics Office was merged into the Ministry of Planning and Investment, under the governance of the Minister of Planning and Investment as defined by Decree No. 01/ND-CP of the Government. This period marked by the establishment of District Statistics Offices under the Provincial Statistics Offices, replacing the former District Statistics Divisions that strengthened position, role and capacity of District Statistics Offices.
The position and duties of the statistics organizations within ministries and line-ministries were further specified in the Statistics Law, other legal documents and the Government Decree No. 03/2010/ND-CP dated January 13, 2010, which outlined duties, powers and organization structure of the statistics bodies in ministries and line-ministries. Accordingly, the structures of the statistics organizations within ministries and line-ministries were re-organized as well as their manpowers were strengthened in an increasingly professional manner.
Regarding statistical expertise, the transition from a centrally planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy, coupled with the implementation of an open-door and integration policy necessitated a comprehensive innovation of the Statistics sector for the sake of effectively evaluating and forecasting both domestic and international changes. Key areas of statistical innovation included: (1) Reforming Statistical Indicator Systems, (2) Reforming information collection, processing, and transmission methods (3) Updating statistical classifications, (4) Reforming of content and methodology for business statistics, key economic regions statistics, and types of economic zone statistics, (5) Reforming statistical analysis and forecasting capabilities, and (6) Updating new statistical domains.
The Statistics sector prioritized the adaptation of methodologies to facilitate innovation and international integration. A pivotal step during this period was the transition from the Material Product System (MPS) to the System of National Accounts (SNA), initiated in 1993 and subsequently updated and revised. The compilation of aggregate statistical indicators such as GDP, GNP, etc. was applied with multiple approaches for comparative purpose. The compilation methodology of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in provincial and municipal levels was also innovated, in preparation for official implementation. Several statistical domains were researched in the orientation of localization of international standard methodologies for Viet Nam. The development of diverse types of enterprises and innovation in policies for a multi-sector economy as well as the application of SNA required corresponding innovation in statistical classifications. Consequently, several international standard classifications were researched and appropriately adapted to the local context, including the Viet Nam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC), Viet Nam Central Product Classification (VCPC), Viet Nam Nomenclature of Exports and Imports, etc.
Remarkable transformation of the economic management mechanism and emerged requirements of national leadership and governance in a market economy led to comprehensive innovation of statistical indicator systems at the national level as well as at the authority levels of domains and localities. The National Statistical Indicator System was first approved by the National Assembly in the 2015 Statistics Law with 186 statistical indicators replacing the National Statistical Indicator System issued by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 43/2010/QD-TTg dated June 2, 2010. The Minister of Planning and Investment issued a Circular stipulating the National Statistical Indicator System; provincial, district and commune statistical indicator systems.
The information collection approach evolved significantly, yielding positive outcomes. The most notable change was the adoption of statistical surveys, particularly sample surveys, replacing the previously common practice of statistical reporting. The Statistics sector conducted planned surveys. Major censuses such as Population and Housing Census, Economic Census, and Rural and Agricultural Census were formally legalized into the 2015 Statistics Law. Other essential statistical surveys were conducted annually as scheduled, enabling proactive preparation, implementation, and information release. Additionally, information from administrative data sources was officially stipulated in the 2015 Statistics Law.
Data processing, aggregation and analysis were innovated following computerization-oriented approach. In 1988, following the initiation of Doi Moi, the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 28/1988/CT-TTg mandated the strengthening and modernization of statistical activities, explicitly calling for: “Developing information technology, nationwide databases and statistical information networks, ensuring convenient transmission and utilization of statistical data”. So far, the technological investment and IT application in the Statistics sector has been sped up. A significant milestone was the successful application of intelligent character recognition (ICR) technology for the first time in the 2009 Population and Housing Census, the 2011 Rural, Agricultural, and Fishery Census, and the 2014 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census. The development and application of specialized software significantly accelerated information processing, enhanced the accuracy of aggregated data, and reduced the workload for statistical staff across all levels. Moreover, the well-maintained databases from Censuses and large surveys facilitated more detailed analysis and long-term data accessibility.
Driven by a commitment to innovation that effectively serves the leadership and governance of the Communist Party, the National Assembly, and the State, and with a view on “User-centered perspective” the Statistical sector was significantly expanded its users in recent years. The volume of information provided to each data user saw a consistent increase, with considerably diversified forms of information dissemination. Statistical products extended beyond traditional publications to include digital formats like floppy disks, CDs, and data files accessible on website. Furthermore, the Statistics sector improved its information dissemination approaches through press conferences, press releases, and a website. As the national coordinator, the General Statistics Office joined the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS). The Prime Minister signed Decision No. 34/2013/QD-TTg, which outlined the policy for State statistical information dissemination, gradually improved these efforts.
Regarding international cooperation: In alignment with the Communist Party and the State’s open foreign policy during the Doi Moi period, Viet Nam Statistics sector significantly expanded its cooperative relationships with international organizations and other National Statistics Offices. The General Statistics Office actively engaged in the statistical activities of organizations such as the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), and played a leading role in promoting statistical collaboration within ASEAN, ESCAP, and the East Asia. Notably, in 2010, as a Chair, the GSO successfully hosted the Eleventh ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting (AHSOM 11). Subsequently, Viet Nam hosted numerous key international conferences, including the 2014 Conference on Official Statistics Conference (IAOS) and the 24th session of the Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS 24). In 2016, Viet Nam Statistics sector became an official member of the ASEAN Community Statistical System. The sector benefited from international assistance in expertise, professional development, and infrastructure, including technical assistance projects from organizations such as UNFPA, UNDP, UNIDO, FAO, UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO, and financial institutions including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and International Monetary Fund. Furthermore, the GSO maintained close bilateral cooperation with other national statistical offices with advanced statistical systems, including Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Japan, and Republic of Korea, while also strengthened its long-standing special relations with Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lao PDR, and Cambodia, etc.
Active international cooperation and integration have made a significant contribution to capacity building for Viet Nam Statistics, facilitated Viet Nam Statistics to fulfill its obligations as a member of the United Nations Statistics, meeting data requirements of the international organizations, embassies and other foreign representative agencies in Viet Nam. As a consequence, the position of Viet Nam Statistics in the international community has been enhanced significantly. According to the World Bank’s statistical capacity assessment for statistical agencies, in 2015, Viet Nam Statistics achieved 82.22 points, ranking the 26th out of 144 countries engaged and ranking the 3rd in the Southeast Asia region.
After nearly 80 years of formation and development, Viet Nam Statistics sector has been asserting its important role in providing statistical information to the leaders of the Party, Government, and authorities at all levels to assess, forecast, formulate strategies and policies, socio-economic development plans, as well as to meet the data demand of the organizations and individuals. The information published and provided by the NSO is legally-valid official statistics, domestically and used by sectors, authorities at all levels, the international and domestic organizations and individuals.
Heads of Viet Nam Statistics sector over the years
No | Full name | Tenure in office |
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1 | Mr. Nguyen Thieu Lau | 1946 – 1950 |
2 | Mr. Luong Duyen Lac | 1950 – 1955 |
3 | Mr. Tran Huu Duc | 1955 – 1956 |
4 | Mr. Nguyen Van Kha | 1956 – 1958 |
5 | Mr. Dang Thi | 1958 – 1963 |
6 | Mr. Nguyen Duc Duong | 1964 – 1974 |
7 | Mr. Hoang Trinh | 1974 – 1984 |
8 | Mr. Tran Hai Bang | 1984 |
9 | Mr. Le Van Toan | 1984 – 2000 |
10 | Mr. Le Manh Hung | 2000 – 2007 |
11 | Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoa – Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment cum Director General of the GSO | 2007 – 6/2010 |
12 | Mr. Do Thuc | 7/2010-9/2013 |
13 | Mr. Nguyen Bich Lam | 10/2013-4/2020 |
14 | Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong | 5/2020-Now |