Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Vietnam)

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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch
Ministry overview
Formed28 August 1945
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Information and Propaganda (1945-1946)
    Ministry of Propaganda (1946)
    General Bureau of Information and Propaganda, Ministry of Home Affairs (1946)
    Bureau of Information (1946-1952)
    Bureau of Propaganda and Culture (1952-1954)
    Ministry of Propaganda (1954-1955)
    Ministry of Culture (1955-1977)
    Ministry of Culture and Information (1977-1981)
    Ministry of Culture (1981-1990)
    Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism (1990-1991)
    Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (1991-1992)
    Ministry of Culture and Information (1992-2007)
    Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2007-present)
TypeGovernment Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
Headquarters51 Ngo Quyen Street, Hang Bai Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Annual budgetVND 2.941 billion (2018)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Websitewww.bvhttdl.gov.vn
Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam; organised by TTG Events, Singapore

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (

government ministry in Vietnam
responsible for state administration on culture, family, sports and tourism nationwide; in addition to the management of public services in those field. The ministry was founded in 2007 after the merger of the Committee of Physical Training and Sports of Vietnam, General Department of Tourism, and Culture section from the Ministry of Culture and Information.

Ministerial units

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