Bùi Thị Minh Hoài (born January 12, 1965)[1] is a Vietnamese politician who serves as chairwoman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. She is the first woman to ever hold this position.[2]
Bùi Thị Minh Hoài | |
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 Hoài during a state visit to Dublin c. 2024 | |
| Chairwoman of the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Đỗ Văn Chiến |
| Secretary of Hanoi CPV Committee | |
| In office 17 July 2024 – 4 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Đinh Tiến Dũng |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Duy Ngọc |
| Head of the Central Mass Mobilisation Commission | |
| In office 8 April 2021 – 17 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Trương Thị Mai |
| Succeeded by | Mai Văn Chính |
| Vice Chair of the Central Inspection Commission of the CPV | |
| In office 19 January 2011 – 2 February 2021 | |
Chairman | Ngô Văn Dụ Trần Quốc Vượng Trần Cẩm Tú |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1965 |
| Party | Communist Party of Vietnam (since 1991) |
Political career
editLocal governments
editHoai joined the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on 19 January 1991.[3] She started her political career in 1988 as an inspector at local government levels in Nam Định and Hà Nam. Hoài held positions between 1998 and 2009, including deputy head of the provincial Party Committee’s inspection committee; head of the provincial Party Committee’s mass mobilization committee; and Secretary of Phủ Lý's Party Committee.[4][5] In May 2024, she succeeded Đinh Tiến Dũng as the Secretary of Hanoi CPV Committee via a byelection.[6] Hoài was re-elected to the role in October 2025.[7] She stepped down from this position the following month after being appointed as the chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.[8]
Positions within central CPV
editWith her background as an inspector, Hoai's first position within central level CPV was as Vice Chair of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a role she held between 2011 and 2021.[5] She was elected as an alternate member of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2008 to 2011. Hoài became a full member of the 11th Central Committee and has been re-elected to 3 subsequent committees. She was elected to her party's 13th Politburo in a byelection in July 2024 and was re-elected to the 14th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2026.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "TIỂU SỬ ĐỒNG CHÍ BÙI THỊ MINH HOÀI, BÍ THƯ THÀNH ỦY HÀ NỘI". xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). 22 July 2024.
- ↑ "Bà Bùi Thị Minh Hoài trở thành nữ Chủ tịch Mặt trận Tổ quốc đầu tiên". BBC News Tiếng Việt (in Vietnamese). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bui Thi Minh Hoai". 14th National Party Congress Website - Vietnam News Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bùi Thị Minh Hoài". Đại hội đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ XIV của Đảng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Party chief presents appointment of Secretary of VFF, Central Mass Organisations Party Committee". vietnamnews.vn. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Huy, Anh; Tran, Long (17 July 2024). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai appointed Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee". Hanoitimes. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Loan (17 October 2025). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai continues serving as Ha Noi Party Secretary in new tenure". thanglong.chinhphu.vn. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Tran, Thuong (4 November 2025). "Bui Thi Minh Hoai appointed to lead Vietnam Fatherland Front". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Vu, Tuan (22 January 2026). "Vietnam unveils 19-member Politburo for new Party term". VnExpress. Archived from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.