February 13 (Saigon), March 8, 1982, the National People's Congress approved the report of the State Council reform.

1982, the twenty-second session of the Fifth National People's Congress the adoption of the report on the institutional reform of the State Council. Reduce the Deputy Prime Minister of the State Council, set a state councilor, and by the State Council executive meeting of the State Council, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, State Councilor and Secretary-General. The existing Vice Premier of the State Council and 13, reduced to two. Intends to use the existing 98 ministries, commissions, agencies directly under the office, cut, merge 52. Staff reduced to 32,000 by the existing 49000.