Hanoi, March 10 -- Nguyen Xuan Thang, a member of the 13th Politburo and Chairman of the Council for the 2021-2026 term, has been appointed as Chairman.

Doan Minh Huan, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) is the permanent Vice Chairman.

Other Vice Chairmen include Le Van Loi, member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences and Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the HCMA, who is also the General Secretary of the Council.

The Council also consists of 34 members.

The Central Theoretical Council serves as an advisory body assisting the HCMA in providing strategic policy consultation to the Party Central Committee, particularly the Politburo and the...