Bùi Thị Minh Hoài

Bùi Thị Minh Hoài (born January 12, 1965) is a Vietnamese politician who serves as chairwoman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. She is the first woman to ever hold this position.

Political career Local governments Hoai joined the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on 19 January 1991. She started her political career in 1988 as an inspector at local government levels in Nam Định and Hà Nam. Hoài held positions between 1998 and 2009, including deputy head of the provincial Party Committee's inspection committee; head of the provincial Party Committee's mass mobilization committee; and Secretary of Phủ Lý's Party Committee. In May 2024, she succeeded Đinh Tiến Dũng as the Secretary of Hanoi CPV Committee via a byelection. Hoài was re-elected to the role in October 2025. She stepped down from this position the following month after being appointed as the chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Positions within central CPV With her background as an inspector, Hoai's first position within central level CPV was as Vice Chair of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a role she held between 2011 and 2021.