9th tenure National Assembly

Information

- Election date: July 19, 1992

- Rate of turnout: 99.12%

- Number of elected deputies: 333

- Structure of National Assembly:

+ Workers: 4.8%

+ Farmers: 14.68%

+ Party members: 91.64%

+ Graduates and post-graduates: 56.2%

+ Ethnic minority people: 16.70%

+ Women: 18.48%

Characteristics and Marks of the term

The 9th National Assembly was organised in accordance with the 1992 Constitution. A wide range of activities were carried out by the NA in an effective and concerted fashion with a view to implementing functions and missions on legislation and the supervision of and decisions on the nation’s critical issues. This aimed to ensure that the “Doi Moi” (Renewal) process posted great achievements that helped the country enter a new development phase.
It continued to institutionalise the Party’s platform and strategy on stabilising and developing the socio-economy set at the 6th Party Congress, and reaffirmed at the 7th Party Congress, continuing to push up the intensive and comprehensive renewal. The National Assembly promoted its role as the institution of the highest state power, while building a rules-based State of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Throughout the 11 sessions, the NA enhanced law-making activities, adopted 36 laws and 43 ordinances, and made adjustments to several sectors such as socio-economy, security, defence, and organisation of administrations at all levels, among others.
The stipulation on the right to self-nomination for the National Assembly election and specific regulation on NA deputy’s standards in the 1992 law on election of NA deputies marked an important milestone in the election mechanism. They shaped the necessary legal foundation to ensure democracy, and facilitated eligible candidates to exercise their right to self-nomination so they can make active contributions to the NA’s activities and the nation’s development.
A range of ordinances that created the legal basis to form a stable environment suitable for the development of all economic sectors were promulgated. Those included the Land Law, the Law on State-owned Enterprises, the Law on Cooperatives, and the Law on Enterprises and Bankruptcy, among others.
At the same time, the NA Standing Committee promulgated many other ordinances, with the most noticeable being one regulating the honourable title of “Vietnamese heroic mother” and another on preferential treatment to people with meritorious service to the revolution, martyrs’ families, invalids, sick soldiers, and people assisting the revolution.

Outstanding sessions

* First session in Hanoi from September 19 to October 8, 1992

- The National Assembly elected:

+ State President: Le Duc Anh

+ Vice State President: Nguyen Thi Binh

+ The NA Standing Committee with 13 members

+ NA Chairman: Nong Duc Manh

+ Prime Minister: Vo Van Kiet

+ Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam: Pham Hung

+ Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam: Le Thanh Dao

+ Council for Ethnic Affairs and Committees of the NA: Committee on Law, Committee on Economy and Budget; Committee on National Defence and Security; Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children; Committee for Social Affairs; Committee for Science-Technology and Environment; and Committee for External Relations.

+Head of the NA Secretariat: Vu Mao

The 9th National Assembly lasted for five years, from 1992 to 1997, with 11 sessions

Laws passed by the 9th National Assembly

  • October 2, 1992 :
    Law on Organisation of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
  • October 10, 1992 :
    + Law on Organisation of the People’s Courts
    + Law on Organisation of the People’s Procuracies
  • January 2, 1993 :
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Penal Code
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Criminal Procedures Code.
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam.
  • July 19, 1993 :
    + Law on Oil and Gas
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Revenue Tax
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Tax of Benefits
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Special Consumption Tax
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Import, Export taxes
    + Law on Publication
  • July 24, 1993 :
    + Land Law
    + Law on Agricultural Land Use Tax
  • July 5, 1994 :
    + Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
    + Law on Election of Deputies to People’s Councils
    + Law on Promotion of Domestic Investment
    + Law on Amendments to certain articles of the Law on Enterprises
    + Law on Amendments to certain articles of the Law on Private Enterprises
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Military Obligation
    + Law on Organisation of People’s Councils and People’s Committees
    + Law on land use right transfer tax
  • January 10, 1994 :
    + Law on Environmental Protection
    + Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Organisation of People’s Courts
  • April 30, 1995 :
    + Law on State-owned Enterprises
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam
  • November 9, 1995 :
    + Civil Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Organisation of the People’s Courts
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Revenue Tax
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain articles of the Law on Special Consumption Tax
  • April 3, 1996 :
    + Law on Cooperatives
    + Law on Mineral Resources
    + Law on State Budget
  • April 17, 1997 :
    Law on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly
  • May 22, 1997 :
    + Law on Amendments and Supplements to some articles of the Penal Code
    + Law on Value Added Tax
    + Law on Corporate Income Tax
  • May 23, 1997 :
    Law on Commerce
  • August 10, 1992 :
    Ordinance on property tax
  • February 15, 1993 :
    + Ordinance on plant protection and quarantine
    + Ordinance on veterinary medicines
  • March 20, 1993 :
    + Ordinance on flood prevention and control
    + Ordinance on execution of imprisonment
  • April 26, 1993 :
    + Ordinance on recognition and enforcement of civil judgements and decisions of foreign courts in Vietnam
    + Ordinance on organisation of Military Courts
    + Ordinance on organisation of Military Procuracies
    +Ordinance on the Execution of Civil Judgements
  • May 26, 1993 :
    +Ordinance on procurators of the People’s Procuracies
    +Ordinance on judges and jurors of the People’s Courts
  • September 7, 1993 :
    Ordinance on privileges and immunities for diplomatic missions, consular offices and representative agencies of international organisations in Vietnam
  • January 13, 1993 :
    Ordinance on Private Medical and Pharmaceutical Practice
  • December 15, 1993 :
    + Ordinance on marriage and family relations between Vietnamese citizens and foreigners
    + Ordinance on representative offices of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in foreign countries
  • June 3, 1994 :
    + Ordinance on protection of military works and zones
    +Ordinance on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Ordinance on Property Tax
    + Ordinance on Income Tax on high-income earners
  • March 29, 1994 :
    + Ordinance on procedures handling economic cases
    + Ordinance on Additional Tax for households using agricultural land in excess of the assigned quota
  • September 10, 1994 :
    + Ordinance on exploitation and protection of irrigational works
    + Ordinance on regulating the honourable State title of “Vietnamese heroic mother”
    + Ordinance on preferential treatment to people with meritorious service to the revolution, martyrs’ families, invalids, sick soldiers, and people assisting the revolution.
  • December 10, 1994 :
    + Ordinance on Copyright Protection
    + Ordinance on Protection of Transport Works
    + Ordinance on Exploitation and Protection of Hydrometeorological Works
  • October 25, 1994 :
    + Ordinance on the Rights and Obligations of Domestic Organisations with State-assigned or leased Land
    + Ordinance of the Rights and Obligations of Foreign Organisations with State-assigned or leased Land
  • July 19, 1995 :
    Ordinance on amendments to Article 6 of the Ordinance on the Public Security Forces
  • July 10, 1995 :
    Ordinance on settlement of administrative violations
  • September 27, 1995 :
    Ordinance on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Vietnam
  • June 12, 1995 :
    + Ordinance on HIV/AIDS prevention and control
    + Ordinance on Diplomatic Ranks and Grades
  • January 22, 1996 :
    Ordinance on Militia and Self-defence Forces
  • February 24, 1996 :
    Ordinance on NA Standing Committee’s Supervision and Instruction, and Government’s guidance and examination for the People’s Councils
  • April 20, 1996 :
    Ordinance on Procedures Settling Labour Disputes
  • June 3, 1996 :
    Ordinance on Procedures Handling Administrative Cases
  • July 3, 1996 :
    + Ordinance on Specific Missions and Obligations of the People’s Councils and People’s Committees at different levels
    + Ordinance on radiation safety and control
  • February 18, 1997 :
    Ordinance on amendments to certain articles of the Ordinance on Income Tax for High-income Earners
  • April 7, 1997 :
    Ordinance on Border Guards
  • September 22, 1992 :
    Resolution ratifying the Consular Agreement between Vietnam and Iraq
  • June 23, 1994 :
    Resolution ratifying the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • November 15, 1994 :
    Decision ratifying the agreement between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Hungary on double taxation avoidance and the prevention of evasion of income taxes