Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Public Security
Ministry overview
Bộ Công an

Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	Phạm Văn Đồng Street, Hà Nội
Ministry executives	General Tô Lâm, Minister of Public Security Col. Gen Le Quy Vuong Col. Gen Bui Văn Nam Col. Gen Bui Quang Thanh Col. Gen Tran Viet Tan, Deputy Minister of Public Security
Website	mps.gov.vn

Ministry of Public Security (Bộ Công an) is the ministry of the interior of Vietnam. It was established with the help of the Soviet Union and China, and in addition to the regular police officer corps, it also administers the Public Security forces, which is the paramilitary force with primary mission for internal security, and the secondary military mission for helping the regular army to defend the country from foreign aggression. The Public Security Army troops played a significant role in the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War.

Government of Vietnam

Ministries	Agriculture and Rural Development Construction Culture, Sports and Tourism Defence Education and Training Finance Foreign Affairs Health Home Affairs Industry and Trade Information and Communications Justice Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Natural Resources and Environment Planning and Investment Public Security Science and Technology Transport

Ministry-level agencies	Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Government Inspectorate Government Office State Bank

Government agencies	Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Vietnam Social Security Vietnam News Agency Vietnam Television Voice of Vietnam

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