Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the supreme party organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the ruling party of Vietnam, and is responsible for selecting the central committee.

Convocations

Congress	Duration (start—end)	Delegates	CC elected	Political Report (presented by)	Constitution (changes)	Party membership
1st National Congress 4 days 1935 election	27 March – 30 March 1935	12	13	—	Amendment	600
2nd National Congress 4 days 1950–1951 election	11 February – 19 February 1951	158 VD – 53 AD	29	Trường Chinh	Amendment	766,349
3rd National Congress 8 days 1960 election	5 September – 12 September 1960	525 VD – 51 AD	88	Lê Duẩn	Amendment	500,000
4th National Congress 9 days 1975–1976 election	14 December – 20 December 1976	1,008	133	Lê Duẩn	Amendment	1,550,000
5th National Congress 4 days 1981–1982 election	27 March – 31 March 1982	1,033	148	Lê Duẩn	Amendment	1,727,000
6th National Congress 4 days 1985–1986 election	15 December – 18 December 1986	1,129	173	Trường Chinh	Amendment	~1,900,000
7th National Congress 4 days 1990–1991 election	24 June – 27 June 1991	1,176	146	Nguyễn Văn Linh	Amendment	2,155,022
8th National Congress 4 days 1995–1996 election	28 June – 1 July 1996	1,198	170	Đỗ Mười	Amendment	2,155,022
9th National Congress 4 days 2000–2001 election	19 April – 22 April 2001	1,168	150	Lê Khả Phiêu	Amendment	2,479,719
10th National Congress 8 days 2005–2006 election	18 April – 25 April 2006	1,176	181	Nông Đức Mạnh	Amendment	~3,100,000
11th National Congress 8 days 2010–2011 election	12 January – 19 January 2011	1,377	200	Nông Đức Mạnh	Amendment	~3,600,000
12th National Congress 9 days 2015–2016 election	20 January – 28 January 2016	1,510	200	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	Amendment	+4,500,000
13th National Congress 8 days 2020–2021 election	25 January – 1 February 2021	1,587	200	Nguyễn Phú Trọng	—	+5,000,000