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Before, our country considered both civil servants and public officers to be part of the 'Officials and Civil Servants' group. However, nowadays, the concepts of civil servants and public officers are different. In the following article, Mytour will update the concepts of civil servants, public officers, and how to differentiate them for better understanding.
What is a Civil Servant, what is a Public Officer?
1. Concept of Civil Servants
Officials and civil servants are clearly defined in Article 4 of the Law on Officials and Civil Servants 2008:
2. Concept of Public Officers
Public officers are regulated in Article 2 of the Law on Public Officers 2010
3. Distinguishing between Civil Servants, Public Officers, and Officials
* Similarities between Civil Servants and Public Officers
- Are Vietnamese citizens
- Are in the establishment
- Work in offices
- Receive salaries funded by the state budget
- Have regular duties and responsibilities
- Have the right to ensure conditions for performing duties, salary rights, salary regimes, rest rights, and many other rights.
- Have obligations to the people, the Party, and the State; obligations in performing duties and special obligations.
* Differences between Civil Servants, Public Officers, and Officials
Based on the Law on Officials and Civil Servants 2008; Decree 06/2010/NĐ-CP and the Law on Public Officers 2010, we can observe the differences between civil servants, public officers, and officials.
4. Is the Principal a Civil Servant or a Public Officer?
Article 2, Decree 06/2010/NĐ-CP stipulates:
In paragraphs 1, 4, 5, Article 11 of the Decree also clearly states civil servants in the leadership, management apparatus of public career units:
Therefore, if the principal works in a school, which is a public career unit funded by the state budget under the General Department, Department, or equivalent under the Ministry, inter-ministerial agency, provincial party committee, member, provincial People's Committee, socio-political organization at the provincial level, district party committee, district People's Committee, ward party committee, municipal party committee under the provincial party committee, specialized agencies under the provincial People's Committee, specialized agencies under the district People's Committee, then the principal will be a civil servant.
6. Are Teachers Civil Servants or Public Officers?
Teachers are public officers if they work in public schools, while civil servants are those who hold leadership positions in public schools.
Hopefully, with the explanation of what civil servants and public officers are, you have gained useful information, distinguished and identified civil servants from public officers. Additionally, you can refer to the Law on Public Officers, Law on Officials and Civil Servants for further understanding.
