Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai. Photo: VGP

Accordingly, the Vice Chairman of the Council includes Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong (Permanent Vice President) and Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc.

Council members include Assistant to General Secretary Dinh Van An; President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Bui Nhat Quang; Deputy Director of the Central Economic Commission Nguyen Hong Son; Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu; Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Thanh Ha; Vice Chairwoman of the Government Office Mai Thi Thu Van; Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong; Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi; Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh; Leaders of the State Securities Commission; General Director of General Statistics Office Nguyen Thi Huong; Director of the Central Institute of Economic Management Tran Thi Hong Minh; Director General of Economic Department, Government Office Tran Anh Tien; Director of Ho Chi Minh City Development Research Institute Tran Hoang Ngan.

Council members also have consultants: Truong Dinh Tuyen; Le Duc Thuy, Can Van Luc, Tran Du Lich, Tran Dinh Thien, Nguyen Duc Kien, Vo Tri Thanh, Le Xuan Nghia, Truong Van Phuoc, Tran Ngoc Tho, Tran Tho Dat, Nguyen Thi Mui.

The Council has an assisting secretariat consisting of 10 members.

On June 17, 2016, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 1079/QD-TTg establishing the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council to advise the Government and the Prime Minister in planning and deciding on important issues of financial and monetary guidelines and policies under the tasks and powers of the Government and the Prime Minister.

The National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council has the following tasks: Discussing and proposing to the Government and the Prime Minister major guidelines, policies, projects and important issues in the field of finance and currency; advising the Government and the Prime Minister to decide on financial and monetary policies and plans in each period, measures to direct and operate the Government and the Prime Minister for effective implementation of policies and plans that have been decided; advising on a number of other issues related to the implementation of financial and monetary policies and plans when assigned by the Prime Minister.