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. The MOJ 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. It manages critical 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. Furthermore, the Ministry is tasked with the enforcement of civil judgments and represents the Vietnamese government 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]
History
The Ministry of Justice was one of the first 13 ministries in the inaugural government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), established on August 28, 1945, and officially launched on September 2, 1945. The first Minister of Justice was Vũ Trọng Khánh.
On July 14, 1960, during the first session of the 2nd National Assembly, the Law on the Organization of the Government Council was passed. According to the law, among the 20 ministries and ministerial-level agencies stipulated, the Ministry of Justice was not included.
On September 14, 1972, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued a resolution establishing the Legal Committee under the Government Council. The first head of the committee was Trần Công Tường.
On July 4, 1981, during the first session of the 7th National Assembly, the list of members of the Council of Ministers was approved, which included the Minister of Justice. The Ministry of Justice was thus reinstated.
Functions and Duties
The Ministry of Justice 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]
Ministerial 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
Administrative units
- Institute of Legal Science
- Academy of Justice
- Hanoi University of Law [vi]
- Judicial Publishing House
- Vietnam Law Newspaper
- Democracy and Law Journal
List of 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 [vi] | 2016 | 2024 | 8 years, 139 days | Minister of Justice |
| 11th | Nguyễn Hải Ninh [vi] | 2024 | present | 1 year, 178 days | Minister of Justice |
See also
- Justice ministry
- Bộ trưởng Bộ Tư pháp Việt Nam (Minister of Justice of Vietnam)
- Politics of Vietnam
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
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