Cadres and civil servants holding leadership shall retire later than the prescribed retirement ages

On October 18, 2022, the Government issues Decree No. 83/2022/ND-CP providing regulations on retirement later than the prescribed retirement ages applicable to cadres and civil servants holding leadership or manager titles. 

In particular, this Decree defines regulations on retirement later than the prescribed retirement ages applicable to cadres and civil servants holding leadership or manager titles as follows:

Female cadres and civil servants holding the following positions or titles:

• Deputy heads of committees, Party organs at the central level; Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Communist Review;
• Deputy Chairpersons of Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front;
• Deputy Chairpersons of the Ethnic Council, Deputy Chairpersons of Committees of the National Assembly, Deputy Chairpersons of the Office of the National Assembly;
• Deputy Chief Justices of the Supreme People’s Court, Deputy Procurators General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy;
• Deputy ministers and deputy heads of ministerial-level agencies;
• Deputy Directors of the President Office, Deputy Auditors General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam;
• Deputy heads of socio-political organizations at the central level;
• Deputy secretaries of provincial and municipal Party Committees, the Party Committee of the Central Agencies’ Bloc; Chairpersons of People's Councils, Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities;
• Members of the Central Inspection Commission;
• Director of National Political Publishing House;
• President of the Institute for Legislative Studies under the National Assembly Standing Committee;
• Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Director of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, General Director of Vietnam Social Security, Head of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board, Chairperson of National Financial Supervisory Commission; Deputy Chairperson of the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises;
• Deputy Chairpersons of the People’s Councils, Deputy Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Hồ Chí Minh;
• Standing Members of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly;
• Members of the Standing Committee being concurrently Head of Party commissions of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Party Committees; Hồ Chí Minh;
• Members of Provincial and Municipal Party Standing Committees being ethnic minority persons.
• Civil servants are appointed to judges of the Supreme People’s Court, procurators of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

Competent agencies shall decide the retirement later than the prescribed retirement ages for cadres and civil servants but must ensure that the retirement age does not exceed 65 years for male cadres and civil servants and 60 years for female cadres and civil servants.

During the implementation of the retirement later than the prescribed retirement ages, if cadres or civil servants wish to stop working, the pension regime shall be settled in accordance with law regulations.

This Decree takes effect on October 20, 2022.