Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA; Vietnamese: Uỷ ban Dân tộc, lit.'Committee of Ethnics') is a ministry-level agency in Vietnam that exercises the functions of state management on ethnic minority affairs nationwide. The committee is headed by a chief. The current Chief of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs is Hầu A Lềnh.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Ủy ban Dân tộc
Agency overview
Formed3 May 1946
Preceding Agency
  • Department of Ethnic Minority (1946-1955)
    Central Sub-Committee of Ethnic Minority (1955-1959)
    Committee of Ethnic Minority (1959-1987)
    Central Commission of Ethnic Minority of the Communist Party (1979-1992), Office of Mountain Region and Ethnic Minority (1990-1992)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority and Mountain Region (1992-2002)
    Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (2002-present)
TypeMinistry-level Agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
Headquarters39 Doi Can Street, Lieu Giai Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Annual budget319.630 millions VND (2018)
Agency executives
Websiteubdt.gov.vn

Departments

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  • Department of Policies on Ethnic Minority
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Northwest Region (Local Affairs Department I)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Central Highlands (Local Affairs Department II)
  • Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs for the Mekong Delta (Local Affairs Department III)
  • Department of Propaganda
  • Department of Ethnic Minorities
  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of International Cooperation
  • Department of Organisation and Personnel
  • Department of Finance and Planning
  • Committee Inspectorate
  • Committee Office
  • Institute for Ethnic Minority Affairs
  • Training Institution for Ethnic Minority Officials
  • Digital Transformation Centre
  • Ethnicity Magazine
  • Ethnicity and Development Newspaper
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